THE FAMILIES of two Dublin men who are missing and presumed murdered have been asked to supply DNA samples to check against dried blood found at a house in the North.
The PSNI last week searched a number of sites and a house at Rathfriland, Co Down, at the request of gardaí investigating the disappearance of David Lyndsay (38) and Alan Napper (39).
Forensic evidence taken from the house, including what is believed to be dried blood, is being examined on the basis that the men might have been there around the time of their presumed murders. The Irish Times understands the men’s families have been asked to supply DNA samples to be cross-checked with samples gathered at the Co Down property.
A major Garda investigation began at the end of July after Mr Lyndsay and Mr Napper had been missing for a week. The men, who are from Baldoyle, north Dublin, were last seen in a car in Clane, Co Kildare, on Wednesday, July 23rd.
Mr Lyndsay was known to be associated with a number of people involved in organised crime. One of his associates, Anthony Foster (34), was shot dead outside his flat in Coolock, Dublin, the week before the two men disappeared.
The Garda investigation into the disappearance of Mr Lyndsay and Mr Napper is now focused on Mr Lyndsay’s criminal associates.