New appeal on 50th anniversary of disappearance of Belfast schoolboys

Police have made a new appeal for information on the 50th anniversary of the disappearance of schoolboys Thomas Spence and John Rodgers in west Belfast in November 1974 Picture: PA

Detectives have made a new appeal for information on the 50th anniversary of the disappearance of two young boys in west Belfast.

The PSNI said the disappearance of Thomas Spence, 11, and John Rodgers, 13, in 1974 remains “unexplained and potentially suspicious”.