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| Jean McConville murder: Woman released over 1972 case | |
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| A 57-year-old woman arrested by detectives investigating the 1972 abduction and murder of Belfast woman Jean McConville has been released. | |
| Mrs McConville, a widowed mother-of-10, was one of the Disappeared. | Mrs McConville, a widowed mother-of-10, was one of the Disappeared. |
| She was taken from her flat by the IRA, murdered and secretly buried. Her body was found 35 years later at a beach in County Louth. | She was taken from her flat by the IRA, murdered and secretly buried. Her body was found 35 years later at a beach in County Louth. |
| The woman was arrested on Wednesday and was released pending a report to the Public Prosecution Service. | |
| Last month, Ivor Bell, 77, a leader in the Provisional IRA in the 1970s, was charged in connection with the murder. | Last month, Ivor Bell, 77, a leader in the Provisional IRA in the 1970s, was charged in connection with the murder. |
| He has been charged with aiding and abetting murder and membership of the IRA. | He has been charged with aiding and abetting murder and membership of the IRA. |
| Another 57-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man, arrested separately in west Belfast earlier this month as part of the murder investigation, were both released after questioning. | Another 57-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man, arrested separately in west Belfast earlier this month as part of the murder investigation, were both released after questioning. |
| The man was released without charge and police are preparing a report on the woman for assessment by the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). | The man was released without charge and police are preparing a report on the woman for assessment by the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). |
| Mrs McConville, 37, was kidnapped in front of her children after being wrongly accused of being an informer. | Mrs McConville, 37, was kidnapped in front of her children after being wrongly accused of being an informer. |
| Buried in secret | |
| The claim that she was an informer was dismissed after an official investigation by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman | The claim that she was an informer was dismissed after an official investigation by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman |
| She was held at one or more houses before being shot and buried in secret. | She was held at one or more houses before being shot and buried in secret. |
| The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles. | The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles. |
| The IRA admitted in 1999 that it murdered and buried at secret locations nine of the Disappeared. | The IRA admitted in 1999 that it murdered and buried at secret locations nine of the Disappeared. |
| The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains was established in 1999 by a treaty between the British and Irish governments. | The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains was established in 1999 by a treaty between the British and Irish governments. |
| It lists 16 people as "disappeared". Despite extensive searches, the remains of seven of them have not been found. | It lists 16 people as "disappeared". Despite extensive searches, the remains of seven of them have not been found. |