Gardaí explore whether Midleton remains were dug up illegally and dumped

A nightgown-type garment may hold the key to the investigation, said gardaí 

An Garda Síochána is appealing to the public for information on the identity of skeletal remains discovered at a site on the Midleton to Youghal greenway on January 5.

Gardaí are investigating whether the human remains found dumped in East Cork two months ago were previously buried and exhumed illegally before their discovery on the old rail line.

Supt Adrian Gamble, who is leading the investigation, said the possibility that the body was dug up and left at the Shanty Path in Roxborough, about 3km east of Midleton, is one of several lines of enquiry which are now being pursued by gardaí.