Gardaí are ‘expecting to f ind a body’ in search for Trevor Deely at Dublin site
DETECTIVES investigating the disappearance of Trevor Deely, who went missing 17 years ago, are searching scrubland on the south side of the River Liffey in Dublin for a body, the Irish Mail on Sunday has learned.
Sources told the MoS that ‘significant’ fresh information has led to gardaí cordoning off three acres of land in Chapelizod
Gardaí from Pearse Street have set up portacabins and have sealed off the scene in their search for the missing man. It is thought the search could take a number of days to complete.
The family of the 22-year-old from Naas in Kildare has been informed. Mr Deely was last seen walking home from a Christmas party along Dublin’s Baggot Street in December 2000.
The media were urged to afford the Deely family privacy during this ‘stressful’ time.
Gardaí have described the search as their ‘most significant’ to date in the fresh review of the case, which is being conducted by experienced investigators.
The cold case review began last December. Detectives from Pearse Street Garda Station are ‘cautiously optimistic’ for a breakthrough. A source said the Deely family are incredibly ‘dignified’ and gardaí are keen to bring the case to a conclusion for their sake. The source added that technological advancements had led to fresh lines of inquiry.
Inspector Paul Costello yesterday appealed for anyone with information to come forward.
He added that this latest development is not related to enhanced CCTV footage released last April of Mr Deely taken on the night he vanished.
Another source told the MoS that the evidence investigators expected to find, according to the new information that they had been given, was a body.
Members of the Dog Unit also arrived to assist in the search at the Chapelizod site, which began early yesterday morning.
In April the MoS revealed detectives were following 400 lines of inquiry.