A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Daniel Aruebose, a young boy who had been missing for years in Dublin.
Gardai say the man, in his 20s, was arrested on Tuesday afternoon. He was detained under provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda station in Dublin. The Irish Mirror reported the man was arrested at Dublin Airport this afternoon after he was deported from Brazil.
The man had been living in the South American country for several years, but was arrested there last December. He has been in custody in Brazil since. Brazilian Federal Police officials said they arrested the man for deportation, and alleged he was in Brazil under what they termed an irregular immigration situation.
Gardai said investigations were ongoing. Daniel’s remains were recovered from Donabate, in North Dublin, last September and a murder investigation was launched in December. He was reported missing after Irish authorities discovered in August that he had not been seen for several years.
Gardai conducted a weeks-long search in the Donabate area before his remains were found in an area of open ground.
Ireland’s child and family agency, Tusla, had interacted with Daniel’s family but closed its engagement with his parents after a temporary fostering arrangement ended.
His case prompted a series of « well-being checks » carried out on thousands of Tusla files, as well as a rapid review of the boy’s case. Daniel would have turned eight on December 12.
He went missing at around the age of three and officers have believed that he was secretly buried on land off the Portrane Road in Donabate, Co Dublin in 2021. Young Daniel’s remains were discovered in a wasteland in Donabate, north Dublin, in September.
Gardaí have said the man is currently detained at a Garda station in Dublin, and that investigations are ongoing.
A Garda spokesperson told the Irish Mirror: « As part of the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Daniel Aruebose, Gardaí have this afternoon arrested a male aged in his 20s on suspicion of murder.
« He is currently detained under provisions of Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Garda Station in the Dublin Region. Investigations are ongoing. »
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