A body was recovered from Lough Erne, in County Fermanagh, this afternoon amid an ongoing search for the remains of Limerick woman Carrie Mullane.
THE search took place this afternoon by a specialist police search team. The body is yet to be identified.
Police believe that Ms Mullane, from Moyross, was murdered after arriving in Enniskillen on October 10 and that the suspect then disposed of her body in Lough Erne.
Michael Lynch (35) from Enniskillen was arrested on Wednesday, November 4, on suspicion of murder. The suspect appeared in Dungannon Magistrates’ Court via video link on Saturday morning, where he was charged with murder and preventing the lawful burial of a corpse.
According to Police, the pair travelled from Limerick to Enniskillen via public transport on October 10. CCTV inquiries established that they then travelled by taxi from Enniskillen bus station to Lynch’s property in Trasna Park. She was later reported missing.
A welfare check by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) was conducted on Ms Mullane at Lynch’s property on October 29, but she was not located. The court also heard Lynch consented to a police search of his property the next day, October 30, but withdrew that consent “within minutes.”
The police are appealing for photos and footage, including CCTV, mobile phone or dash cam footage which can be shared with police through the Major Incident Public Portal.
Detective Superintendent Richard Thornton, from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Serious Crime Branch has asked anyone with information to call 101, quoting reference number 272 of 29/10/26.