‘A closure for us’: Cork family learns brother missing since 1992 died in UK two years ago
A Cork family has found closure after learning that their brother, who went missing in 1992, died of natural causes in the UK two years ago. The man had been living under an assumed name since 1995.
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This story highlights the emotional toll of long-term missing persons cases and the eventual resolution for grieving families.
The family of a man who went missing in 1992 aged 35 after an Easter visit home recently learned that he took on a new name and died in the UK two years ago.
Patrick (Patsy) O’Sullivan’s last-known contact with his family was in his native Lombardstown, Co Cork , in April 1992.
He had been working in Killarney, Co Kerry, and visited the family home on the Easter Bank Holiday weekend that year.
Patsy was due to return home for a christening a few weeks later, but his family never saw him again.
Patsy often went away to work for several weeks at a time, in different locations. The talented chef maintained contact with his family and returned home every few months.
He was “full of life”, a much-loved middle child in a family of seven who loved dancing and cooking.
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