A vital DNA breakthrough helped Gardai make the arrest
The 18-year-old chief suspect in the death of Louth teenager Cameron Reilly has been charged with his murder.
Gardai arrested the teen yesterday evening in Co Louth, after a wide-scale investigation into Cameron’s murder in Dunleer in May.
The suspect was previously arrested and released without charge, but was re-arrested yesterday following the direction of the DPP.
He was detained at Drogheda Garda
The Herald previously revealed that the 18-year-old was a “close friend” of the victim.
No known motive has yet been established by detectives.
Cameron’s body was found by a dog walker in a field just outside of the town of Dunleer, Co Louth, on the morning of May 26.
The first-year college student has been remembered as “kind, polite and gentle.”
The 18-year-old suspect, who has no criminal convictions, was first arrested in Dunleer last month.
It emerged that gardai seized clothing and footwear from several of Cameron’s friends, which is understood to have led to a vital DNA breakthrough.
