Body of 'Disappeared' victim Seamus Ruddy found in France

COOL FM
Published 10th May 2017

The body of Disappeared'' victim of the Northern Ireland Troubles Seamus Ruddy has been found in France.

DNA profiling by French investigators confirmed the remains belonged to the teacher, 32, from Co Down - who was abducted from Paris then murdered and buried by republican paramilitary group the INLA in 1985.

The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains (ICLVR) announced on Saturday that it had discovered a body at Pont-de-l'Arche, near Rouen, in northern France.

It later said an identification had been made.