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Family of 19-year-old murdered by IRA issue fresh appeal for information

The family of a 19-year-old who was kidnaped and killed by the IRA in 1975 is making a fresh appe...
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16.27 30 Oct 2015


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Family of 19-year-old murdered by IRA issue fresh appeal for information

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16.27 30 Oct 2015


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The family of a 19-year-old who was kidnaped and killed by the IRA in 1975 is making a fresh appeal for information on the eve of the 40th anniversary of his disappearance.

It's believed Columba McVeigh from Dungannon in Co Tyrone was secretly buried in Bragan bog near Emyvale in Co Monaghan.

A number of searches have been carried out but his remains have never been found.

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Columba is among 16 murder victims known as the ‘Disappeared’.

His brother and his sister have appealed to anyone with information to contact the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains.

Jeff Knupfer is head of investigation at the ICLVR:


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