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11/05/2017
Human Remains Found In France Confirmed To Be Seamus Ruddy
Human remains found in a forest in France have been confirmed as Disappeared victim Seamus Ruddy.
Mr Ruddy, from Newry, was 32 when he was abducted and killed by the INLA in Paris, 1985.
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) has confirmed his body was found at Pont-de-l´Arche near Rouen in northern France.
In a statement, the ICLVR said: "The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains has announced that the French authorities have completed the DNA profiling of the remains recovered from a forest at Pont-de-l'Arche, near Rouen.
"The remains have been confirmed as those of Seamus Ruddy. The remains will be repatriated in due course."
The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, said: "I want to thank the Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains for their tireless, ongoing work on behalf of the families of the Disappeared. That work will continue to have our full support with the aim of ensuring that the remains of the other victims will be located. Anybody with any information that can assist in that task should bring it forward without delay."
(CD/LM)
Mr Ruddy, from Newry, was 32 when he was abducted and killed by the INLA in Paris, 1985.
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) has confirmed his body was found at Pont-de-l´Arche near Rouen in northern France.
In a statement, the ICLVR said: "The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains has announced that the French authorities have completed the DNA profiling of the remains recovered from a forest at Pont-de-l'Arche, near Rouen.
"The remains have been confirmed as those of Seamus Ruddy. The remains will be repatriated in due course."
The Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald TD, said: "I want to thank the Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains for their tireless, ongoing work on behalf of the families of the Disappeared. That work will continue to have our full support with the aim of ensuring that the remains of the other victims will be located. Anybody with any information that can assist in that task should bring it forward without delay."
(CD/LM)
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