Police in Ireland have released images of a facial reconstruction created in the hope of identifying skeletal remains found at a construction site four years ago.
Irish police said that the remains were discovered at a building site on the Midleton to Youghal Greenway in County Cork on 5 January 2021.
Forensic examinations at the time suggested that the body was that of a woman who was aged 70, and described as belonging to someone between 5ft and 5ft 2ins in height, who had a large frame, and suffered from arthritis.
Officers believe that the woman would have had a healthy lifestyle and diet, and that she possibly died between 1985 and 1987.
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Almost five years after the remains were discovered, officers have not yet been able to identify the woman, and examinations of missing persons records have not identified any potential matches so far.
In a bid to identify the body, the police’s investigation team have engaged Dr Michelle Vitali, a forensic specialist in facial reconstruction from Penn West University.
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Officers also found dentures believed to have been made in the 1960s at the scene in 2021, as well as size two brown leather shoes, a slip, tights, and a nightdress.
Police added that the dentures have a porous acrylic base, the teeth are porcelain posteriors with acrylic anterior and would most likely have been privately made.
The force said DNA samples have been compared against the National DNA Database, but a positive match has not been obtained at this time.
Irish police also say they are liaising with the international law enforcement agency, Interpol.
