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Emma McMenamy

Spanish cops on brink of major Amy Fitzpatrick breakthrough as family give update

The aunt of missing teen Amy Fitzpatrick’s believes there is going to be a breakthrough in the case “very soon”.

Christine Kenny issued an appeal to “individuals living in the UK” who she believes may know what happened to Amy to come forward.

She said she feels that “something is going to happen” within weeks which will help police to crack the case.

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Dubliner Amy was just 15 when she vanished from Mijas Costa, near Fuengirola in Spain, on New Year’s Day, 2008.

Christine told the Irish Sunday Mirror: “I think something going to happen, I just have that feeling. That one person will tell the truth.

“I do believe someone will come forward. There are people in the UK and Ireland who know. There are people who need to be interviewed.

14/01/2024 - Christine Kenny aunt of missing Irish teen Amy Fitzpatrick delivering letters requesting the Irish government to intervene on the family's behalf as she has been missing for 15 years now. (Gareth Chaney/ Collins Photos)

“People know what happened to Amy but unfortunately these people are too fearful.

“The people who do know don’t have to tell anybody bar the people in authority, even anonymously.”

An updated TV documentary aired in Spain last week revealed new claims about Amy’s disappearance as a new appeal for information was issued.

It came as the Irish government passed new information about the case on to Spanish authorities.

And the family have received tip-off Amy is buried at a former race track.

Christine and Amy’s dad Christopher are campaigning to have the case upgraded to murder and requested a meeting with the Guardia Civil.

Christine urged: “They [Spanish authorities] need to reinvestigate and go in with fresh eyes. I have looked for a cold case review but apparently the Spanish police don’t do them.”

(Collins Dublin, Gareth Chaney)

At present, Amy’s case has been marked as “archivado” – which is common practice in Spain for unsolved mysteries.

Christine said: “Of course it would make a difference [to upgrade the case to murder] and have asked for that. I think there are people that need to be spoken to and hopefully that will bring the truth.

“They (the police) have can’t interview anybody now unless somebody comes forward with particular information.

“We want to bring the child home to her father so he can bury her, if she has passed.

Audrey Mahon previously said her daughter was paid to go on 'drugs runs' before her disappearance (Irish Mirror)

“Hopefully now the truth will come out... I can’t talk about as it’s private but it will come out when the time is right and it’s not right at this stage.”

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