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07/02/2014
Body Found In Leicester Square
Police believe a body found near Leicester Square could be Irish teenager Patrick Halpin.
The student, from Loughrea in Co Galway, went missing on a college trip to the capital on Wednesday, according to the police.
On Thursday, at around 7.50pm, police discovered a body in an area off Leicester Square close to the Zoo Bar and a Burger King outlet.
Patrick's sister has wrote an appeal on Facebook for help to find her brother.
Police said: "Although formal identification has yet to take place, we believe the body found last night close to Leicester Square is that of missing Irishman Patrick Halpin."
(CVS/CD)
The student, from Loughrea in Co Galway, went missing on a college trip to the capital on Wednesday, according to the police.
On Thursday, at around 7.50pm, police discovered a body in an area off Leicester Square close to the Zoo Bar and a Burger King outlet.
Patrick's sister has wrote an appeal on Facebook for help to find her brother.
Police said: "Although formal identification has yet to take place, we believe the body found last night close to Leicester Square is that of missing Irishman Patrick Halpin."
(CVS/CD)
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