Woman arrested in connection with murder of Kyran Durnin released without charge

A WOMAN ARRESTED in connection with the disappearance and murder of Kyran Durnin has been released without charge.

The woman, who is aged in her 50s, was arrested on Monday.

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A garda spokesperson said a file will now be prepared for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

On Monday morning, a search was carried out at the rear of a house in Drogheda, Co Louth.

Kyran was reported missing alongside his mother from a Co Louth home in August 2024. Though her whereabouts were later established, he was never found, and gardaí subsequently opened a murder investigation.

If he were still alive, he would be nine-years-old.

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