Missing brothers found safe and well in Republic of Ireland
The 5 and 8 year olds had gone missing from North Belfast
Two young brothers who've been missing from North Belfast for more than 10 days have been found safe and well in County Tipperary.
5 year old Patrick and 8 year old Fabricio Hovarth have now been safely returned to Northern Ireland.
It follows several police appeals on both sides of the border, with detectives suspecting they could be with a friend or relative in the Republic of Ireland.
The brothers had last been seen getting into a black Ford car in the Limestone Road area of Belfast on the evening of Friday the 14th of May.
Two women and a man have been arrested.
A statement from gardai today said, “Patrick Horvath (5 years) and his brother Fabricio Horvath (8 years) were located safe and well in the Thurles area of Co. Tipperary yesterday afternoon, 25th May 2021.”
“Patrick and Fabricio have since been returned safely to Northern Ireland.”
“Three persons, two women (50s, 30s) and one man (40s) were arrested under Section 17 Non-fatal Offences Against the Persons Act, 1997 and are currently detained at Templemore and Nenagh Garda Stations under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.”
“An Garda Síochána is not providing any further information.”
“We would like to thank the public and media for their assistance in this matter.”