New tragedy for family of missing Amy
Friday February 20 2009
MISSING teenager Amy Fitzpatrick's family has been hit by a second tragedy, with the death of Amy's first cousin, John Kenny, in his Finglas apartment at the age of just 24.
He was found dead in his home in Charlestown on Monday morning after suffering a suspected brain haemorrhage during the night.
His devastated mother Christine learned of his death just hours before she was to meet former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to talk about niece Amy's case.
Headaches
John had been suffering headaches for a number of weeks but never told his parents, only his flatmate.
John had a couple of drinks on Sunday night and was talking on the phone with a friend till about 3.30am.
His flatmate found him dead in his bed the next morning. John was described by his dad Billy as "one of the best of them".
Christine has been at the forefront of efforts to locate Amy (15) since she went missing in Spain last year.
The teenager has not been seen since she left her friend's house on New Year's Day to walk to her home just outside Fuengirola.
Along with other family members, Christine presented a petition of 20,000 signatures to the EU Commission office in Dublin in July last year.
The petition called for the introduction of a system that would alert all EU States when children go missing.
- Cormac Murphy
