Mother of missing hairdresser Lisa Dorrian dies

The mother of a missing hairdresser has died without ever finding out what happened to her daughter, who police believe was murdered.

Pat Dorrian, 59, and her husband John led a decade-long quest to find the remains of their daughter Lisa.

The 25-year-old from Bangor, Co Down, disappeared after a party on a caravan site 20 miles away in the coastal village of Ballyhalbert on the Ards peninsula on February 28 2005. A body has never been found.

Despite a series of arrests, the identification of around 4,000 potential witnesses and more than 275 searches, no one has been brought to justice.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said Pat Dorrian died on Monday.

“Mrs Dorrian was admitted to hospital on Sunday and died yesterday,” a spokeswoman said.

“She is survived by husband John and daughters Joanne, Michelle and Ciara.”

The PSNI said the family had a “strong desire for privacy at this difficult time”.

In February, Mrs Dorrian joined other family members on the tenth anniversary of Lisa’s disappearance to urge those who knew where her body was hidden to end their torment.

She said the family had struggled each and every day since her daughter went missing.

“Listen and watch and see the pain on our faces when you see this on the news or in the newspapers,” Mrs Dorrian said in a stark message to those who knew what happened to Lisa.