12-year-old girl found dead in Dublin
Saturday, 28 August 2010 18:15
Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body of a 12-year-old girl on the banks of the Grand Canal in Dublin this afternoon.
The child was reported missing by her parents in the early hours of this morning.
The cause of death has not been determined.
The girl was last seen alive in the early hours of this morning.
She had been out with friends yesterday evening and came home.
It is believed that at around midnight she told her parents that she was stepping out for a few minutes, but when she did not come back they reported her missing at Blanchardstown Garda station.
Gardaí began searching for her and continued searching throughout the day.
They also made contact with a young person who told them he had seen her in the early hours of this morning.
However, her body was discovered by a passerby in overgrown hedging along the bank of the Grand Canal at around 4pm.
The area has now been sealed off.
The State Pathologist's office has been informed and the child's body remains at the scene pending a preliminary examination and post mortem.
Saturday, 28 August 2010 18:15
Gardaí are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body of a 12-year-old girl on the banks of the Grand Canal in Dublin this afternoon.
The child was reported missing by her parents in the early hours of this morning.
The cause of death has not been determined.
The girl was last seen alive in the early hours of this morning.
She had been out with friends yesterday evening and came home.
It is believed that at around midnight she told her parents that she was stepping out for a few minutes, but when she did not come back they reported her missing at Blanchardstown Garda station.
Gardaí began searching for her and continued searching throughout the day.
They also made contact with a young person who told them he had seen her in the early hours of this morning.
However, her body was discovered by a passerby in overgrown hedging along the bank of the Grand Canal at around 4pm.
The area has now been sealed off.
The State Pathologist's office has been informed and the child's body remains at the scene pending a preliminary examination and post mortem.
