09/01/2015

Missing Family Found 'Safe And Well'

A family who had been missing since Wednesday have been found safe and well it has been confirmed.

The family, who are originally from Co Longford but were living in the Ballymartin area of Co Down, were last spotted on Wednesday.

They had been named by police in the north of Ireland as John Kelly, Melissa Teague and their six children, aged from nine months to five years.

Following an appeal for information, officers added that the family had been located in the Republic and were safe and well.

No further details are available.

(JP/CD)

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