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Mullingar

Missing boy (6) found safe and well

Gardaí thanked the public and the media for its assistance.

LAST UPDATE | 6 Jun 2022

GARDAÍ HAVE THANKED the public for its assistance after a six-year-old boy missing from Co Westmeath was located.

Michael O’Connell went missing from Mullingar, Co Westmeath, on Friday, 3 June.

Gardaí announced today that the child has been found safe and well.

“An Garda Síochána would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance with this matter,” the police force said in a statement.

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