Relatives of missing persons urged to give DNA to help identify bodies

The brother of an Irishman missing for 36 years has backed a Welsh police appeal for relatives of missing people to provide DNA samples. Seán Whooley was only able to have the body of his younger brother Conor identified because their mother provided a DNA sample.

Although the identification process took two years, the Wicklow family got the news they had been waiting decades for a few weeks ago. On Monday, they were able to visit Conor’s grave for the first time.