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TOP END POLICE FEAR THE WORST
Outback mystery as Paddy vanishes SEVENTY-year-old Irishman Paddy Moriar ty has not been seen since December 16. Police continue to investigate his mysterious disappearance, along with his dog Kellie, from the Nor thern Territory town of Larrimah but foul play is suspected. The detective in charge of the case said last weekend that police have unable to find any family members in Australia or Ireland. Detective Sergeant Matt Allen has compiled a profile of a confident character and fit man who worked most of his life as a stockman and even won a rodeo in Dar win. He has no substantive criminal record. Detective Sergeant Allen acknowledged that he and his colleagues believe a crime has been committed. “In Larrimah, feuds run deep and grudges hold fast,” Detective Sergeant Allen told the ABC. “In the case of missing person Paddy Moriarty, police suspect foul play and that his missing dog Kellie holds the key to unravelling the mystery. “The physical evidence at the scene is completely undisturbed. So, the assessment is he's voluntarily left his residence. The bed was made, he had food on the table, he had dog food for his dog Kellie. “He had a calendar that he crossed off each day. And the last date that was crossed off was the 15th. He had a water gauge that he checks in the morning that wasn't checked. “So, we believe he's voluntarily left his residence and because he's set in his ways and he's a local and he always does the same thing — like attends the pub — when he walks his dog he walks
Missing: Paddy Moriarty
the dog in the morning, and based on that we're treating it as a worst case scenario.” Asked if he thought Paddy Moriarty was still alive he said “no, I don’t”. “We conduct routine checks. We check banks, we check transpor t companies, we check Centrelink where he was on some sort of pension where he gets regular payments. All those signs of life have been checked with unfortunately negative results. There is a remote possibility but I would say it's unlikely.” Mr Moriarty has been described by friends as a jolly larrikin with a sense of humour who would do anything for his mates. But the 70-year-old pensioner also had enemies. Neighbour Barry “Cookie” Burke said he “was his own worst enemy” and would “make trouble in an empty house”.
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