United Kingdom KYRAN DURNIN: Missing from Louth, Ireland - August 2024 - Age 8 - Possibly missing 2+ years

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A missing eight-year-old is presumed dead after six weeks of searching that have revealed no trace of the youngster or his mum.

Kyran Durnin and his mother Dayla went missing overnight on August 28 from the family's home in County Louth, Ireland, after the 24-year-old left a note saying she "needed to get away for a few days". Police launched search efforts two days later, and despite "extensive enquiries" have not found any clues to their whereabouts well over a month later.

Garda have now issued an update saying Kyran is now missing presumed dead, having been unable to identify evidence suggesting he is currently alive. An Garda Siochana said in a statement today: “Despite extensive inquiries carried out by gardai to date, An Garda Siochana have been unable to either locate Kyran, identify any information on his current whereabouts or any evidence that he is currently alive.

“Following inquiries to date, investigating Gardai now believe that Kyran is missing presumed dead. A murder investigation has been commenced.”

No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, with the probe being led by a senior investigation officer based out of an incident room established at Drogheda Garda Station. Tusla, Ireland’s Child and Family Agency, is working closely with and fully co-operating with the Garda investigation.


When the missing person report was filed at the end of August it included a photo of Kyran when he was around six years old. And now the police believe Kyran, from Drogheda, in Co Louth, may have have been dead for more than two years, reports RTE.

It is also expected that Tusla, Ireland’s child and family agency, may also help in putting together what has happened to Kyran with police reportedly believing now that he may have died more than two years ago. As of now though police do not know how, if Kyran did die, or where his body in that case is located.

MEDIA: Missing 8 yr old Irish boy KYRAN DURNIN may have died TWO YEARS before anyone knew he was missing! How can that happen?
 
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Unable or unwilling? Their choice of words is a bit confusing.
Yes. Unable should mean that she physically can't and if she able it should be labeled unwilling. The way they are wording it sounds like she might be hospitalized or institutionalized. If they have similar laws like our HIPAA law, they might not be able to say she's under medical care.
 

Information on missing boy lost in cyber attack​

Information held by Ireland's child and family agency, Tusla, on missing Kyran Durnin was lost in a cyber attack.

The data loss was first reported by the Irish Independent, with the paper quoting sources as saying that the data loss was a "matter of concern" for gardaí (Irish police) working on the boy's case.

Tusla said the system affected by the attack "was not the system of record for case notes" and was not relevant to an internal review by the agency into its interactions with Kyran's family.


A cyber attack on Irish health service computer systems in May 2021 caused widespread disruption.

The attack saw a criminal group using a form of malware to gain entry to the HSE's system, encrypting data and then demanding a payment in return for decrypting it.

Tusla said some information was stored on a system that was "not restored following the cyber attack, as it was based on old technology".

"However, this was not the system of record for case notes and isn't relevant to the internal review underway," a spokesperson said.
 

Officers in charge of the murder investigation are "becoming extremely frustrated" by what they have described as the "stonewall" approach being taken by some witnesses.

They have also received what has been described by sources as "extremely useful CCTV evidence," which shows one of the suspects at a ferry port days before Kyran was officially classified as missing on August 30 this year.

. . .

It comes as Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, said it is not making public an internal review into the Kyran case.

In a statement on Thursday afternoon, a Tusla spokesman said: "In accordance with standard practice in sensitive situations, and in the context of the live investigation by An Garda Síochána and the highly sensitive nature of the personal information involved, the review cannot be published at this time."

The report will be passed to the Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman on Friday for review.
 

Officers in charge of the murder investigation are "becoming extremely frustrated" by what they have described as the "stonewall" approach being taken by some witnesses.

They have also received what has been described by sources as "extremely useful CCTV evidence," which shows one of the suspects at a ferry port days before Kyran was officially classified as missing on August 30 this year.

. . .

It comes as Tusla, the Child and Family Agency, said it is not making public an internal review into the Kyran case.

In a statement on Thursday afternoon, a Tusla spokesman said: "In accordance with standard practice in sensitive situations, and in the context of the live investigation by An Garda Síochána and the highly sensitive nature of the personal information involved, the review cannot be published at this time."

The report will be passed to the Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman on Friday for review.
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Gardaí have two main suspects in their sights who they believe were involved in Kyran’s death and the subsequent cover-up. Officers believe two others – who have been classified as people of interest – knew of Kyran’s death and helped to conceal it.
 

Mother of Kyran Durnin tracked down in England as message passed on to gardai investigating child missing presumed dead​

Gardai have been told that the mother of Kyran Durnin says she does not know what happened to her son.

Now living in East Anglia, Dayla Durnin is understood to have spoken to police in England. Police located Ms Durnin at the request of the Gardai and assured detectives that she was safe.

But she has not made any form of statement either formally or informally about the missing eight year-old's whereabouts to the authorities. Gardai are satisfied that the child is dead but have no idea exactly when he died.

All they know so far is he was last seen alive at school in late May, early June, 2022. They have not yet established how long he lived for after that and how and when he died.

A senior Garda source said: "This case is so complicated and could take at least six months if not longer to crack. The key people involved are not co-operating.

"We have received a large amount of information from the public and we are checking it bit by bit. We do not know how long Kyran lived after he left his school. The family were moving around different locations and we are trying to pinpoint their exact movements.

"People are saying he went missing but nobody who was around him will tell us on what date and how exactly it happened. The child may have died as a result of an accident, we do not know but we can't get any of these answers until we find the body."

A dig at the family's former home in Dundalk was inconclusive and detectives found no remains there. However they did establish that Kyran was not seen with his family at that location in the previous 12 months or so.

Detectives are now looking at searching and digging other locations including a number of houses in the Drogheda area, but no decision has been on whether to proceed or not.

The Garda source added: "We have some of our top guys working this case. We will eventually get to the truth and find his body. A small number of people know exactly what happened but are not co-operating as of yet."
 
If this is accurate, grandma may have reported him missing to cover her hiney.


The MoS has learned the social worker was the first person to report the little boy missing at the end of August after his fears were heightened when another boy was presented to him as the missing eight-year-old.

Kyran’s grandmother also reported the child missing shortly after the social worker’s report was filed.
 
If this is accurate, grandma may have reported him missing to cover her hiney.


The MoS has learned the social worker was the first person to report the little boy missing at the end of August after his fears were heightened when another boy was presented to him as the missing eight-year-old.

Kyran’s grandmother also reported the child missing shortly after the social worker’s report was filed.
Hopefully it's a case that the grandmother was tired of being gaslighted by the daughter and had had enough.
 
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Gardaí have two main suspects in their sights who they believe were involved in Kyran’s death and the subsequent cover-up. Officers believe two others – who have been classified as people of interest – knew of Kyran’s death and helped to conceal it.

Four people according to linked Irish Central article.

Police believe at least four people involved in an effort to cover up Kyran’s death​

Gardaí believe at least four people may have been involved in attempts to cover up the death of eight-year-old Kyran Durnin.​

Garreth MacNamee
@ Extra.ie
Oct 18, 2024
Police believe Kyran Durnin (8) could have been killed two years ago and now four people are being investigated for the crime\'s coverup.

Police believe Kyran Durnin (8) could have been killed two years ago and now four people are being investigated for the crime's coverup. GARDAI





On Wednesday, gardaí upgraded his missing person’s case to one of murder after receiving intelligence that said he had died. Kyran Durnin was reported missing from his home in Drogheda, Co Louth, on August 30 this year but gardaí [Irish police] believe he could have been dead for up to two years.

His mother Dayla, who was also reported missing at the end of August, has been located in the UK safe and well.


Gardaí are now trying to establish the last time Kyran could be verified as being alive, be that through medical records, a photograph, eye-witness accounts or CCTV.

As the investigation continues, gardaí now believes that at least four people were involved in the death and subsequent cover-up of the child’s death.

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Several security sources have told the Irish Daily Mail that gardaí believe a group of people were involved in Kyran’s disappearance. "You have to understand that right now gardaí are still very much in the fact-finding aspect of this case," one source said.

"There are so many strains to this investigation already. You also have to remember that there’s nobody right now so gardaí can’t ascertain the cause of death, or any potential murder weapon or give a reasonable timeline of when he actually died.


"But what they are doing now is working through all the evidence to pinpoint a time where they can say for sure he was alive.

"In relation to who was behind his death, gardaí are still keeping an open mind but they’re almost certain that there was a group of people behind it. There’s also a theory that this was an accidental death and that this group of people worked in concert to avoid the authorities getting involved.

"This would include disposing of the body as well as doing certain things that would make it seem to people that he was still alive."





Kyran Durnin's mother, Dayla, was reported missing in August but has been located safe and well in UK.


Gardaí are now probing how Kyran’s school, as well as Tusla representatives who interviewed the Durnin family, did not know the child was missing. In response to questions from the Mail, Tusla said that it could not comment on individual cases.

A spokeswoman said: "In particular we are conscious that there is an ongoing Garda investigation into this sensitive case. We will continue to work closely with gardaí and other parties as required at this time."

Questions are also being asked as to how the State’s child safety mechanisms failed to detect a child had been missing for two years. This is something that our security sources described as being "bizarre".


They stated: "Gardaí were only informed of a missing person’s case in August and then it was like opening Pandora’s box. The more and more they look at the case, the more unbelievable it’s getting.

"Gardaí are now going to Kyran’s school to check records of attendance as well as if any incidents or alerts were made in relation to his safety. The fact that Tusla [Ireland's Child and Family Agency] was involved in this boy’s life already is very important also. How many opportunities were there to realize he was missing?"

Reacting to the news earlier this week, local Labour TD Ged Nash said anyone deliberately concealing information about Kyran should examine their conscience.​


"I would appeal to anybody who can throw light on this situation… to speak with An Garda Síochána," he said.


"There’s no two ways to describe this – it’s any family’s worst nightmare.

"There will be people who know what happened so I would ask them to examine their own conscience and do the right thing."

Fine Gael TD for Louth Fergus O’Dowd described the case as "hugely shocking", adding: "It’s important to let the gardaí continue their investigation without people speculating what happened, but this is obviously a very tragic case. All I can do is try and encourage those with any information to come forward."

Gardaí continue to plead with anyone with any information, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, to contact them.

A spokesman said: "Gardaí are appealing to anyone who has any information in connection with the disappearance of Kyran to contact Drogheda Garda Station on 041 987 4200, the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

"Any information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, will be welcomed by the investigation team. This information will be treated in the strictest confidence. No arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing."
 
Why else would people be substituting a child in place of him if he wasn't dead? That itself nails it for me.
He could have been/be alive but malnourished or had evidence of abuse perhaps, but i think both the grandmother and mother know more but are afraid to speak.
 

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