Skeletal remains found on common ground in south Dublin are believed to be that of a young person as Gardai continue to try and identify the deceased.
The grim discovery was made while work was being carried out at Lissenfield near Lower Rathmines Road on April 9.
Following the find two weeks ago, the Garda Technical Bureau and a forensic anthropologist confirmed the remains were human.
The bones were removed to Dublin City Mortuary with a post-mortem completed on Tuesday, 21 April.
It is believed that they are that of a young person but it is not currently linked to any missing persons' case.
The remains are believed to be those of someone aged between five and 20 years old and sources have indicated to the Irish Times that it's possible the remains might never be identified because of the lack of information available to investigators.
Because only some of the skeleton were found, it has not been possible to establish a definitive cause of death.
However, officers in Rathmines are continuing to investigate the case in the hope of being able to identify who the remains belong to.
A spokesman for Gardai told Dublin Live: "A post-mortem concluded on Tuesday, 21st April 2020, on the partial human skeletal remains which were discovered on a site off the Lower Rathmines Road on 9th April, 2020.
"A full investigation will now be conducted by Gardaí based in Rathmines, with a view to identifying the deceased."
He added: "Investigations are ongoing and no further information is available at this time."
