{"id":23605,"date":"2021-10-24T09:57:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T13:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=23605"},"modified":"2021-10-24T09:57:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-24T13:57:26","slug":"police-renew-appeals-to-identify-body-found-on-co-wexford-beach-in-1995","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=23605","title":{"rendered":"Police Renew Appeals To Identify Body Found On Co Wexford Beach In 1995"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Garda\u00ed have renewed an appeal for help in identifying human remains found on a beach in Co Wexford in 1995.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the morning of December 12th that year, officers were alerted following the discovery of a badly decomposed body at Ballinamona beach in Kilmuckridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The remains were removed to the mortuary at Waterford Hospital and, following a postmortem examination, foul play was ruled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pathologist reported the remains to be those of a woman aged between 25 and 40, approximately 5ft 9in (176cm) in height, who had undergone a lot of dental treatment, including a brace fitted on her bottom teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When her body was found, she was wearing a pair of blue Lee jeans (size 33\/31) and brown lace-up shoes (size 39), with white socks. There were two Volkswagen keys in the pocket of the jeans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The State Pathologist examined the body in April 1996 and confirmed there was no evidence of foul play. The cause of death was deemed to be suspected drowning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite exhaustive inquiries at the time via international policing channels, including Interpol, the dead woman was never identified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was buried in Crosstown Cemetery, Wexford, in May 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In November 2007, an exhumation was carried out, and a DNA sample harvested before the remains were re-interred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The DNA has since been uploaded on to the Interpol database for comparison with profiles from missing persons worldwide but to date no matches have been identified.<\/p>\n

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