Kenneth O'Brien Garda Press Office Garda Press Office

GARDAÍ IN LEIXLIP have released a second photograph of Kenneth O’Brien as the investigation surrounding his murder intensifies.

The Dublin man’s dismembered body was recovered from a suitcase in the Grand Canal at Ardclough, Co Kildare, last Saturday afternoon.

A motive for the crime has not yet been established. While his torso was recovered, the man’s head and limbs have not yet been found.

The crime scene following the discovery of Kenneth O'Brien's body in the Grand Canal, Ardclough, Co Kildare, 16 January Eamonn Farrell / Rollingnews.ie Eamonn Farrell / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

33-year-old father-of-one Kenneth, from Clondalkin, had only recently returned from Australia where he had worked as a JCB driver and diesel fitter.

He was last seen on Friday evening, 15 January, when he told family that he was going down the country for a job.

Read: Gardaí search for motive in Kenneth O’Brien murder as inquiry enters sixth day

Read: Gardaí search house of Grand Canal murder victim

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