15/11/2019

Two Arrested In Connection With 2011 Murder Of Patrick Heeran

A man and a woman have been arrested by gardaí investigating the murder of Patrick Heeran, who was last seen in Mohill, Co Leitrim on 03 October 2011.

A murder investigation based in Co Leitrim has been ongoing since 2016.

A man in his mid 20s and a woman also in her mid 20s were both arrested in the midlands and are currently detained at Tullamore Garda Station. The man has been detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, while the woman is being held under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act, 1939.

The investigation is ongoing.

(MH/CM)

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