Couple Arrested As Search Continues for Missing Man at Sliabh Liag

PoisonIvyBelle

https://www.donegaldaily.com/2023/06/27/breaking-two-arrested-as-search-for-missing-person-in-sliabh-liag-continues/

A relative of mine was friends with the missing man, there's a lot more to it but it's a very sad situation.

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"A male aged in his 30s and a female aged in her 20s have been arrested following a suspected assault in the south Donegal area.

The arrest comes as Gardaí and the Irish Coast Guard continue carrying out a search of Sliabh Liag for a missing person yesterday.

The pair arrested are currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Garda stations in Donegal.

Gardaí are appealing to any person who may have information in relation to this incident to contact them.

Any road users who were travelling in the vicinity of Sliabh Liag between Saturday evening, 24th June 2023 and Sunday evening, 25th June 2023, and who may have camera footage (including dash cam) is asked to make this available to investigating Gardaí."

retalivity

I've heard the rumours of what happened, wtf.

Ginger83

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120773098#Comment_120773098

What rumours?

PoisonIvyBelle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120773138#Comment_120773138

I don't think it would be fair on the family to share that here before it's shared by the Gardai.

Ginger83

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120773149#Comment_120773149

That makes sense. It must be serious enough so.

Jorge Jorgesson

Must have pushed him off the cliff if they are still looking for a missong victim of an assault by some large cliffs.

I presume, assault is temporary charge while they find out more.

Jorge Jorgesson

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Jequ0n

Why would you create a thread in After Hours of all places if you don’t want the situation to be discussed?

JupiterKid

Mod:- Moving this over to Current Affairs forum.

Please be mindful of the family of the victim when speculating.

Jequ0n

It doesn’t sound like speculation will be helpful unless Captain Birdseye has been interviewed.

HeidiHeidi

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120774391#Comment_120774391

Or at all.

PoisonIvyBelle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120774391#Comment_120774391

It's a news item. I said I wasn't going to share what I felt would be insensitive information or speculation. The link I shared is already public information verified by the Gardai.

Jequ0n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120774932#Comment_120774932

But you know it will lead to nothing but speculation.

StrawbsM

I was gonna post about this in the gangland thread this morning.

Never a dull day in killybegs.

PoisonIvyBelle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120774940#Comment_120774940

Do I?

Boards is a discussion forum. It is a current news item being discussed.

Thanks for moving it over here @JupiterKid 👍

StrawbsM

If I didn’t know what I already know a thread like this would drive me insane!

A snippet that’s mental…. this couple were only arrested and a search started because they crashed on the way back from Sliabh Liag and one of them spilled the beans to the emergency services

Sony comment further here, except to say I imagine the missing person is still “missing” but whose fate is possibly known/suspected by the guards. Sliabh Liag highest cliffs in Europe… although some in Norway a contender.

Jequ0n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120774972#Comment_120774972

I have no idea what this is about. Share details please.

Quantum Erasure

https://www.donegaldaily.com/2023/06/27/search-update-gardai-examining-blood-splattered-car-2/

GARDAÍ EXAMINING BLOOD SPLATTERED CAR

A house in the Killybegs area has also been sealed off since Monday.

Forensics officers are at the house and are carrying out a search of the property.

A key part of the investigation will be forensic evidence being taken from a car suspected of being central to the investigation.

Gardai have recovered forensic samples from the car which include blood.

StrawbsM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775041#Comment_120775041

What I heard was fella was murdered in house in killybegs, bundled into boot and driven to Sliabh Liag to be thrown over. Couple crashed on way back, emergency services were called (dunno by who, could be passer by) and she spilled the beans. Then cliffs sealed off and house in killybegs sealed off too.

I don’t know why he was at house but I was sent a link to a news report from 2021. This news report was why I was going to post in gangland thread.

Jequ0n

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775106#Comment_120775106

Thanks, that adds context

StrawbsM

Ocean fm saying couple have been released without charge but search still ongoing

JP Liz V1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775106#Comment_120775106

A gangland hit or murder?

StrawbsM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775320#Comment_120775320

No idea. I’ll PM ya 😉

smellmanuka

Most gruesome thing I've ever heard, in this country at least. I think this will be one of those incidents that rock the country to the core. Won't go into it here obviously, don't want to feed wild speculation.

Real Donald Trump

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775458#Comment_120775458

Person murdered will rock the country to it's core?

I somehow doubt it

glenfieldman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775458#Comment_120775458

So your first post is a very sensational statement, very believable

DellyBelly

It's like something from a movie...I've heard the rumours as well and are a bit incredible but they are only rumours. I'm sure the whole story will come out over time

smellmanuka

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775492#Comment_120775492

Every detail is widely known. The only twist was a rumour in the last hour a body was found but I don't think it's possible that can be true.

StrawbsM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775530#Comment_120775530

Ah fill us in!!! Why couldn’t a body be found?

kaymin

At risk of being reprimanded....

Lorry driver from the North but lives in Mountcharles. He went drinking with male person and female person. Supposedly made a pass at female person. They killed him and wrote a suicide note for him, then realised it wouldn't work as he was smashed up. So dismembered the body and drove up Slieve League wrapped in a blanked and threw it off. Driving home they were pulled over on Sunday morning near Fintown, confessed all.

From r/Donegal

silliussoddius

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775597#Comment_120775597

According to someone at r/Donegal the people were stopped at Fintragh.

Leg End Reject

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775330#Comment_120775330

Could you PM me too to tell me you have no idea? 😉

Quantum Erasure

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775597#Comment_120775597

realised it wouldn't work as he was smashed up. So dismembered the body

that makes sense...

PoisonIvyBelle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775563#Comment_120775563

I've been told this from the start but it's still a fairly gruesome rumor to be putting out there on the off-chance it's not true. The answer why is also in that sentence really.

You must have heard it at this point if you're about Donegal.

StrawbsM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775920#Comment_120775920

Don’t live in Donegal but was mentioned to me yesterday morning. I went down a rabbit hole then looking up the victim but that came to an unexplained dead end (pardon the pun).

suvigirl

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775458#Comment_120775458

Fairly doubtful.

irishgeo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775038#Comment_120775038

They are not even the highest sea cliffs in Ireland. Croughan on Achill are 87m taller.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775038#Comment_120775038

Some Donegal journalist (Stephen Maguire?) is spreading that rumour, they're not even the highest sea cliffs in Ireland not to mind Europe. Croaghaun on Achill are quite a bit higher.

ballyharpat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775330#Comment_120775330

Can you pm me too- Please :/

mikethecop

Either way it already sounds like a martin McDonough film with colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson.

Widdensushi

Any update? They don't know who the victim is ?

StrawbsM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120780061#Comment_120780061

They know who he is but haven’t recovered him.

OH thinks they released them without charge as the interview clock would have been ticking down

PoisonIvyBelle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120782898#Comment_120782898

What is it you think is staged?

Aside from the gory stuff which I'd rather not get into, the general info so far is:

• Couple were stopped (I was told the car broke down/crashed though) at Fintra.
• When questioned, the woman admitted to them killing the missing man, not sure how much blame she put on the man involved rather than herself.
• She said they then put him in the boot and drove to the cliffs to throw him over, and taken gruesome measures to ensure the body would sink and not be found.
• The couple have been released, presumably because there is no body and therefore nothing to charge them with. Everyone in the area knows who they are.
• When I was told about it from a direct source within the first 24 hr, I was told it was drug-related. The story has stuck since, but I can't verify it as it hasn't been put out there officially.
• I personally think the whole love triangle/suicide note thing is BS, I didn't hear anything about that during this period since.

silliussoddius

Isn't releasing someone after a confession a bit strange? Is the person still not reported as missin?

PoisonIvyBelle

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120784227#Comment_120784227

They had no grounds to hold them. Still reported as missing until they find a body.

Uncharted2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120775597#Comment_120775597

Odd they where released by Gardai.

Dub.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120784542#Comment_120784542

Even if they admitted to throwing him in the sea, where his body may never be recovered?

pgj2015

You don't need a body to charge them either as far as I know.

silliussoddius

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120784904#Comment_120784904

Yeah, seems strange.

timmyntc

Did they confess to gardai or to someone else?

If they denied it when questioned presumably gardai do not have grounds to hold them unless a body is found