The infant had been fatally stabbed in April 1984.
The remains of one of the infant boys at the centre of the Kerry Babies scandal were taken from his grave for examination yesterday.
Detectives say they believe members of the public know what happened to "Baby John", who was found stabbed to death in April 1984.
Kerry Babies: Gardaí exhume remains of baby boy as part of investigation into his death in 1984https://t.co/8iR52JQ6n2
— TheJournal.ie (@thejournal_ie) September 14, 2021
Stephen Bourke reports
Journalist Michael O'Regan, who covered the tribunal of inquiry into the events, says there is still a chance to get to the truth.
‘We are all guilty.’ Kerry remembers the babies scandal https://t.co/Pmn0KL3AZN
— The Irish Times (@IrishTimes) September 15, 2021
Local councillor Michael Cahill says the unsolved murder is still raw for many local people
Former head of the Cold Case Unit, Alan Bailey, says exhuming the remains of Baby John was unfortunately necessary.
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