Body at lough was of missing Michael
Saturday, 12 January 2008
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Police last night confirmed that the body found on the shore of Lough Neagh was that of missing Londonderry father-of-six Michael (Gerard) Hampson.
The 53-year-old's body was recovered on Wednesday but his identity was only
confirmed by police yesterday.
Mr Hampson, who had lived for many
years in the Fergleen Park area of Galliagh before moving to the Northland
Road area of Derry, was last seen at a bus stop in Maghera, Co Derry on
Friday, December 7.
Police confirmed that a post-mortem examination
had been carried out.
However further inquiries are now being made
in order to determine the cause of Mr Hampson's death.
A PSNI
spokesman said today: "At this time, police are treating his death as
unexplained.
"Police are trying to trace Mr Hampson's
movements since December 7.
"They are particularly interested
in talking to anyone who saw suspicious activity around the loughshore in
the last week- and saw any clothing, cars or people, at any time of the day."
The discovery comes just comes just days after Mr Hampson's family issued an
appeal for him to contact them.
Anyone with information
about suspicious activity at Lough Neagh is asked to contact police at
Magherafelt on 0845 600 8000.
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