Overview

• Eleven-year-old David Leckey and 14-year-old Jonathan Aven vanished from east Belfast in September 1969, last seen at homes on Memel Street and Sydenham Drive.
• Detectives say the investigation remains open and unexplained, with all lines of inquiry to be pursued including any potential criminal offences linked to the disappearances.
• Investigators are aware of reports the boys may have boarded a train to Bangor and want to hear from anyone who encountered them in any setting since 1969.
• Police ask anyone with information to contact the Legacy Investigation Branch via 101 or [email protected].police.uk quoting RM14009442, or to use Crimestoppers at 0800 555 111.
• KRW Law, representing both families, welcomed the renewed appeal and says it is working with PSNI as solicitor Owen Winters urges a centralised approach connecting similar historic cases.