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FORENSIC experts were still trying to identify partial human skeletal remains found this week, as police officers hope DNA can solve the case.
Gardai continued to search for an area of vacant land in Rathmines, south of Dublin following the discovery on Thursday.
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The remains were found during the common ground work at Lissenfield on Lower Rathmines Road and reported to gardaí.
Sources have revealed that the remains are believed to date from the past two decades.
The remains were removed from the scene on Saturday before a post mortem examination to try to establish the cause of death and determine the course of the investigation.
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Gardai hopes that extracting DNA from the bones will help identify the person, using the DNA to be referenced with the missing persons lists.
Officials are also investigating a theory that the remains could belong to a homeless person, as sources indicated that they do not believe it is a child.
It is unclear if the remains had been in place for a long period of time or if they were placed there more recently.
The body had decomposed to a skeletal state and there were no clothes on the remains.
A forensic anthropologist visited the site along with members of the Garda Technical Office.
A Garda statement said: “Gardaí at Rathmines is investigating the discovery of what is described as partial human skeletal remains at a site near Lower Rathmines Road.
“The discovery was made during the work on common ground in Lissenfield and informed Gardaí on Thursday night, April 9, 2020.
“A forensic anthropologist has conducted site examinations in conjunction with members of the Garda Technical Office.
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“The remains have been transferred to the Dublin city morgue and an autopsy will be performed at a later date. This will determine the course of the investigation. “
A concerned resident previously told the Irish Sun, “This is a quiet neighborhood, so we are a bit stunned to see Garda cars and crime scene tape sealing part of the property.
“This kind of thing doesn’t happen around here.”
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