A port-mortem that was carried out on the body of Irish student Patrick Halpin has been unable to establish the cause of his death.
The post-mortem was carried out at Westminster mortuary this week.
Halpin, an 18-year-old DCU student, was on a college trip in London when he was reported missing after it was discovered that he hadn’t returned to the hostel where the group was staying.
His body was found off Leicester Square last Thursday.
In a statement at the time, Halpin’s sister, Regina, thanked the British police for their support:
“We’d like to thank all the communities both at home in Galway and all across Ireland and here in London and in DCU for their relentless energy and their faith. And finally to our neighbours, to the parish, our friends and family we just thank them for standing by us and for their huge support”.
She also thanked the “media who kept the story in the public eye and we’d ask that they continue to respect our privacy obviously at this difficult time”.
Metropolitan police are now awaiting the results of further tests.
