Police investigating the disappearance of a 21-year-old girl have launched a homicide investigation after discovering “suspected human remains”.
Chloe Mitchell, 21, was final seen by her household on the night of Friday, 2 June, however she was captured on CCTV within the early hours of the next morning in Ballymena city centre.
Two males, aged 26 and 34, stay in police custody in relation to her disappearance.
The suspected stays have been present in Ballymena, County Antrim, the place Ms Mitchell was from.
Forensic officers attended a flat within the James Street space of Ballymena on Sunday night.
The property had been cordoned off by police earlier within the week.
The discovery comes after intensive searches throughout Ballymena over current days.
Ms Mitchell was described by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) as a “high risk missing person”.
In an announcement, detective chief inspector Richard Millar stated: “Sadly right this moment detectives have recovered suspected human stays in Ballymena, and whereas there was no formal identification, now we have now launched a homicide enquiry into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of 21-year-old Chloe Mitchell, who was a excessive danger lacking particular person.
“Earlier this week we launched a criminal investigation into Chloe’s disappearance. Tragically, we now have reason to believe that Chloe was murdered.
“Our ideas this night are very a lot with Chloe’s household and now we have specialist officers offering them with help at this heart-breaking time.
“I would like to thank the community in Ballymena and the Search and Rescue teams for their help in trying to find Chloe.”
A 26-year-old man arrested on Thursday in Lurgan, Co Armagh continued to be questioned on Sunday after officers on Saturday secured a 36-hour extension to his detention interval.
A second man, 34, was detained within the Ballymena space on Saturday. He additionally remained in custody on Sunday.
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