UPDATE: Man arrested over disappearance of Limerick pensioner released
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Missing Limerick man Charlie ‘Lachy’ Clarke is feared murdered
A MAN arrested in connection with a garda investigation into the disappearance of a Limerick pensioner has been released without charge.
Charlie ‘Lachy’ Clarke, aged 65, originally from Rhebogue in Limerick city but living in the Liberties area of Dublin 8, has not been seen alive for around five weeks.
Family members in Limerick have issued appeals on social media.
According to reports in the national media, detectives in Dublin are investigating if Mr Clarke was stabbed to death in an apartment before his body was moved to a secret location.
Gardai said, in a statement on Wednesday evening, that the man, aged in his 20s, arrested in relation to the investigation into the disappearance of a man, aged in his 60s, has been released without charge.
“A file will be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions. Investigations are ongoing,” said a garda spokesperson.
Limerick Live has learned that Mr Clarke is a son of a man known as the “King of the Travellers” also called Charlie “The Great” Clarke.
Mr Clarke Snr died 12 years ago at the age of 81. He was fondly remembered as a “great character” and the “three card trick man”.
He annually wowed crowds at the Galway Races as well as festivals across Ireland with his card skills. Mr Clarke Snr was buried in a gold coffin on August 9, 2014.