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| Seamus Ruddy's family say human remains find is 'hugely emotional' | Seamus Ruddy's family say human remains find is 'hugely emotional' |
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| The family of the Disappeared victim, Seamus Ruddy, has said it was "hugely emotional" when they were told human remains were found in a search for him. | |
| Mr Ruddy was murdered and secretly buried in France in 1985 by the republican paramilitary group, the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). | Mr Ruddy was murdered and secretly buried in France in 1985 by the republican paramilitary group, the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA). |
| The latest search for his body began days ago in a forest near Rouen. | The latest search for his body began days ago in a forest near Rouen. |
| On Saturday, investigators found human remains, although formal identification has yet to take place. | On Saturday, investigators found human remains, although formal identification has yet to take place. |
| His family have been waiting in hope for the past 32 years to give him a Christian burial. | His family have been waiting in hope for the past 32 years to give him a Christian burial. |
| His brother, Terry Ruddy, said: "When I got the news this morning I could have danced and cried - and I did cry. | His brother, Terry Ruddy, said: "When I got the news this morning I could have danced and cried - and I did cry. |
| "I didn't quite dance, but it was a hugely emotional moment." | "I didn't quite dance, but it was a hugely emotional moment." |
| Mr Ruddy, from Newry, County Down, was working as a teacher in Paris when he went missing. | Mr Ruddy, from Newry, County Down, was working as a teacher in Paris when he went missing. |
| He was one of 16 people known as the Disappeared who were murdered and secretly buried by republicans during Northern Ireland's Troubles. | He was one of 16 people known as the Disappeared who were murdered and secretly buried by republicans during Northern Ireland's Troubles. |
| On Saturday, his brothers and sisters spoke to Irish broadcaster RTÉ as they gathered at their parents' grave in Newry. | On Saturday, his brothers and sisters spoke to Irish broadcaster RTÉ as they gathered at their parents' grave in Newry. |
| Their missing sibling's name was included on the gravestone some years ago - at their mother's request before her death. | Their missing sibling's name was included on the gravestone some years ago - at their mother's request before her death. |
| Mr Ruddy's sister, Gertie said she always believed his body would be found. | Mr Ruddy's sister, Gertie said she always believed his body would be found. |
| "I had a gut feeling this time," she said. | "I had a gut feeling this time," she said. |
| This latest search began in France after new information was passed to the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains (ICLVR). | This latest search began in France after new information was passed to the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains (ICLVR). |
| Weapons dump | Weapons dump |
| The organisation was set up after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, in a bid to relieve the torment of families who did not know what had become of their loved ones. | The organisation was set up after the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, in a bid to relieve the torment of families who did not know what had become of their loved ones. |
| The new information it received was passed on by the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) - a political group linked to the INLA. | The new information it received was passed on by the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) - a political group linked to the INLA. |
| Sources in the IRSP claim that before his death, Mr Ruddy went willingly with INLA members from Paris to the wooded area, where there was a weapons dump. | Sources in the IRSP claim that before his death, Mr Ruddy went willingly with INLA members from Paris to the wooded area, where there was a weapons dump. |
| What happened among the group is not clear but Mr Ruddy was shot dead and secretly buried. | What happened among the group is not clear but Mr Ruddy was shot dead and secretly buried. |
| Standing in the Newry graveyard, another of his brothers, Keiran, indicated that the family had long accepted that he was dead. | Standing in the Newry graveyard, another of his brothers, Keiran, indicated that the family had long accepted that he was dead. |
| "My mother went as far as to have his name inscribed on the headstone you see behind us," he said. | "My mother went as far as to have his name inscribed on the headstone you see behind us," he said. |
| "That was her wish - that he would be remembered whether we found him or not." | "That was her wish - that he would be remembered whether we found him or not." |
| Another sister of Mr Ruddy, Anne Morgan, visited the search site in France on Friday. | Another sister of Mr Ruddy, Anne Morgan, visited the search site in France on Friday. |
| It is understood she has also been informed about the discovery. | It is understood she has also been informed about the discovery. |