One year on, missing 141 reg Qashqai could hold the key to finding William
A YEAR on from the disappearance of an 89-yearold Kilmore man, gardaí believe that tracing a 141 brown Nissan Qashqai could hold a key to solving the mystery.
William Busher vanished from his home in Ballyhealy, Kilmore, on January 4, 2018, and has not been seen since.
The disappearance remains one of Wexford’s most baffling missing persons cases.
Despite a major investigation, both gardaí and the man’s family have been unable to determine his fate.
Gardai have stressed that their investigation into the missing man remains open and active, though it has now been some time since any information has come to light.
But Garda Inspector Denis Whelan believes tracing his Nissan Qashqai could hold the key to the mystery over what happened and urged anyone with information to contact them.
The car, with the registration number 141 WX 1771, has never been found.
Inspectors Whelan described William Busher as being 5’ 10” in height and of medium build, with short grey hair.
The Garda Inspector said that despite an intensive investigation there have been no developments.
‘I am appealing to anyone who may have seen anything or seen the car to contact us,’ he added.
Inspector Whelan said Mr Busher’s bank account has not been accessed while his mobile phone was left at his home. ‘We have made contact with hotels and B&Bs, along with scrap yards, but this has yielded nothing. We have also searched quite a few rivers, and even with low water during the summer months there was still no luck.
‘We have also teamed up with the Missing Persons Bureau in Dublin. At the moment we are not ruling anything in or out. It’s a sad case unfortunately, one we will be revisiting over the coming weeks. The matter is still very much alive and active and we are meeting regularly on it,’ he added.
The last sighting was believed to be Kilmore Quay around the date Mr Busher went missing.
The disappearance shocked neighbours, friends and family, particularly as nothing out of the ordinary had been reported in the lead-up.