Police investigating disappearance of Carrie Mullane recover body from Lough Erne
Police in Northern Ireland have recovered a body from Lough Erne during the search for missing woman Carrie Mullane. A man has been charged with her murder, and two others have been arrested in connection with the investigation.
Why it matters
This case highlights an ongoing major criminal investigation involving cross-border cooperation between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Police have recovered a body from Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh.
It comes as officers investigate the disappearance of Co Limerick woman Carrie Mullane.
The 39-year-old is known to have travelled to Enniskillen last month but there have been no confirmed sightings of her since October 10th. The force was made aware of Carrie Mullane’s disappearance on October 29th.
The body discovered in the waterway was recovered by a specialist police search team on Monday afternoon.
Det Supt Richard Thornton said the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) had contacted the missing woman’s family “to inform them of this development and we continue to provide them with support”.
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