Anthony Maguire, suspected of involvement in the disappearance and murder of six-year-old Kyran Durnin, took his own life, leaving behind a note unrelated to the case. Gardai believe Maguire was central to a cover-up and may have played a role in deceiving authorities about Kyran's whereabouts.
A suspect in the disappearance and murder of Kyran Durnin has taken his secrets to the grave, it is claimed. Sources have confirmed that Anthony Maguire, who took his own life in Drogheda, Co Louth on Tuesday, left a note at the scene but it made no reference to the missing boy. Officers probing the mystery disappearance of Kyran, who was last seen two years ago when he was six, had been hoping Maguire might have left some titbit of information on the case.
But the Irish Mirror has established Maguire, a convicted criminal, only referenced other personal issues unconnected with the case. 'The hope was he would have left something about the boy, but the note made no reference to the case,' a source confirmed to the Irish Mirror. Officers believe Maguire, who was found dead at his home in Beechwood in Drogheda, was central to the alleged cover up of Kyran's death. Gardai suspect Maguire, 36, played a direct role in previously duping authorities into believing that missing Kyran was in fact alive. Sources say Maguire was suspected of having facilitated in having a 'decoy' child brought before authorities in Tusla, the Child and Family Agency earlier this year - in an attempt to fool them into believing he was Kyran. However, the attempt raised eyebrows with authorities, who eventually communicated concerns to Gardai. Gardai believe Kyran was by this stage dead - and that he may have been murdered up to two years ago, when he was six years old. It is understood that Maguire was known to Kyran but he had insisted to neighbours and friends that he had nothing to do with his disappearance. The Tulsa concerns then led to a massive Garda investigation which resulted in the Kyran missing person's case being upgraded to murder in October. He was reported missing at the end of August and Gardai spent weeks searching for any trace of him before upgrading the case to murder on October 1
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