Overview

• Gardaí discovered human skeletal remains on wasteland off Portrane Road in Donabate during an ongoing search linked to a child missing for more than four years.
• Based on enquiries to date, An Garda Síochána says it is satisfied that Daniel Aruebose is deceased, though formal identification is pending.
• The scene has been preserved for exhumation and forensic examination involving the State pathologist, the Garda Technical Bureau, and a forensic anthropologist.
• The case came to Garda attention after Tusla referred concerns on August 29 following irregularities flagged by the Department of Social Protection in a child-benefit application.
• A Senior Investigation Officer is leading a fully resourced probe supported by national Garda units and external experts, with appeals for information and cautions against unverified social media claims.