PSNI opens murder probe after Carrie Mullane disappearance

The Police Service of Northern Ireland has opened a murder investigation into the disappearance of Carrie Mullane Noonan and arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of murder. Mullane’s whereabouts remain unknown, and police have not established that a murder occurred. PSNI said enquiries had failed to locate Mullane or establish her welfare, prompting serious concern that she may have been the victim of a violent crime after arriving in Northern Ireland. The arrest is on suspicion of murder; the reports do not say the man has been charged. Police identify Mullane’s last confirmed sighting as October 10, when she travelled by bus to Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, with a man known to her. At about 9 p.m., the pair took a taxi from the bus depot on Wellington Road to an address in Trasna Park. Her movements after that are unknown, PSNI said. An Garda Síochána reported concern for Mullane’s welfare to PSNI on October 29. She was then classified as a high-risk missing person, and the two police services made enquiries to establish where she was. PSNI said it had examined CCTV, conducted house-to-house enquiries and interviewed potential witnesses. One account also said...