Family of girl missing in Spain to renew appeal

The family of Dublin teenager Amy Fitzpatrick are to issue another appeal for help to find her later today.

The family of Dublin teenager Amy Fitzpatrick are to issue another appeal for help to find her later today.

The 15-year-old was last seen leaving a friend's house in the town of Mijas on the Costa del Sol, Spain, on January 1st.

Yesterday, Spanish police arrested and questioned a man, believed to be a British national in his 30s and a friend of the family.

It is understood he had two outstanding arrest warrants for serious driving offences in Spain, and he has been remanded to a local prison.

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A spokesman for the Fitzpatrick family insisted the man was not a suspect in the case.

The search for Amy was scaled down this week after a two-day search last week involving some 230 police officers and volunteers.

Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Eoin Burke-Kennedy

Eoin Burke-Kennedy is Economics Correspondent of The Irish Times