Irish Daily Mirror

Boys link to post-natal depression

- BY NIALL O’CONNOR

Giedre Raguckaite THE callous killers of Giedre Raguckaite could be arrested in weeks as gardai believe they have critical informatio­n.

Investigat­ing officers, led by a joint team from Meath and Dundalk, have obtained statements from critical witnesses who have identified two suspects.

They now believe informatio­n could be enough to move to “the arrest phase”.

A source said: “She was last seen in the company of two men in a stolen Land Cruiser jeep. Gardai are almost certain they have identified the two men.

“One of the men is in prison so he is going nowhere but they are concerned about the second man.

“Both have met detectives but there are holes in their stories. Witnesses have given statements that contradict their accounts.” It is thought Giedre, 29, was

ON MURDER SUSPECTS

WOMEN who give birth to boys are more likely to have postnatal depression, a study has found.

Researcher­s found the odds of developing PND rose by 79% when mothers had sons compared to daughters.

Women whose births had complicati­ons were 174% more likely to experience then dumped from a jeep by two suspects from her native Lithuania. Her body is still missing. Gardai searched a house in Laytown, Co Meath, where she was last seen on May 29.

It is believed she was drugged and carried unconsciou­s into the property and then put into an ice bath to revive her.

Witnesses have provided gardai with crucial informatio­n on what happened in the house, the Irish Mirror has learned.

They claim she was taken from the bath and placed on a bed, where she was reportedly raped.

Two men then took her from the bungalow in a stolen vehicle and ditched her body. It is not known if she was killed in the house or just before her body was dumped.

Gardai have appealed to anyone with informatio­n to contact them in Dundalk on 042 9388400.

One is in prison.. but they are concerned about the second

SOURCE

PND, the study at the University of Kent revealed.

Dr Sarah Johns, one of the researcher­s involved, said: “PND is a condition that is avoidable, and it has been shown that giving women at risk extra help and support can make it less likely to develop.”

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