Family of Disappeared victim Columba McVeigh want daily ‘torment’ to end

Excavators at Bragan bog near Emyvale in Co Monaghan, as a new search begins for the remains of teenager Columba McVeigh (Liam McBurney/PA)

The family of a Northern Ireland teenager who was abducted, murdered and secretly buried by the IRA said finding his remains would bring an end to their daily torment.

Columba McVeigh, 19, from Donaghmore, Co Tyrone, was last seen in November 1975.