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| Disappeared search body moved from County Meath bog | |
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| Human remains thought to belong to one of the Disappeared have been moved from a bog in County Meath. | |
| It is believed the remains, which were found near Kells, are those of Brendan Megraw. | It is believed the remains, which were found near Kells, are those of Brendan Megraw. |
| He was kidnapped from Twinbrook in Belfast in 1978 and murdered by the IRA. It claimed he had confessed to being a British agent. | He was kidnapped from Twinbrook in Belfast in 1978 and murdered by the IRA. It claimed he had confessed to being a British agent. |
| He was one of 16 murder victims who became known as the Disappeared. | He was one of 16 murder victims who became known as the Disappeared. |
| The remains were found on Wednesday in a drainage ditch on Oristown bog by contractors called in to prepare the site for forensic excavations. | The remains were found on Wednesday in a drainage ditch on Oristown bog by contractors called in to prepare the site for forensic excavations. |
| The land was being examined in the search for Mr Megraw. | The land was being examined in the search for Mr Megraw. |
| The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) said the information came from a "long-standing republican contact". | |
| His body was taken away in an ambulance. | |
| It is expected that a post-mortem examination will take place on Thursday or Friday to try to identify the cause of death. | |
| DNA samples will be taken and compared through a DNA database belonging to the ICLVR to try and establish the identity of the remains. | |
| 'Sad but relieved' | 'Sad but relieved' |
| Members of Mr Megraw's family visited the site on Thursday morning to witness the removal of the remains. | |
| On Wednesday. his brother, Sean, said he hoped Brendan could soon be laid to rest with their father and mother. | |
| "I'm sad, but there's relief that apparently it is Brendan - we can't be 100% but we're fairly sure it is him," he said. | "I'm sad, but there's relief that apparently it is Brendan - we can't be 100% but we're fairly sure it is him," he said. |
| "From what we've been told and where he is etc, it looks like it is Brendan." | "From what we've been told and where he is etc, it looks like it is Brendan." |
| He said it could be weeks before the remains were formally identified. | |
| Mr Megraw said for the first 20 years after his brother's disappearance the family had no idea what had happened to him. | Mr Megraw said for the first 20 years after his brother's disappearance the family had no idea what had happened to him. |
| "It was only since 1999 that we knew for definite that he had been killed, but prior to that you were nearly afraid to talk to people," he said. | "It was only since 1999 that we knew for definite that he had been killed, but prior to that you were nearly afraid to talk to people," he said. |
| There have been three unsuccessful searches for Mr Megraw, the most recent in 2010. | There have been three unsuccessful searches for Mr Megraw, the most recent in 2010. |
| In August, the ICLVR announced that a new search for Mr Megraw would get under way. | In August, the ICLVR announced that a new search for Mr Megraw would get under way. |
| They said that a "geophysical survey" would be carried out on 2.5 hectares of land. | They said that a "geophysical survey" would be carried out on 2.5 hectares of land. |