We don't have any way to grieve for missing Richard, there's nowhere to go

Heartbroken Jean never stopped looking for her brother after 24 years

- BY CIARA O'LOUGHLIN

A HEARTBROKEN sister has told of the extreme lengths she has gone to find her brother who hasn't been seen in almost a quarter of a century.

Jean Mahon saw her brother Richard Doolan for the last time in Croy, Glasgow on March 24, 2001.

Now living in Dublin, she has never given up hope he could still be alive.

Richard was reported missing to authorities when his mother had a gut feeling that something was wrong.

When she visited his apartment to find his wallet, driving licence and his personal belongings still there, the family worries only grew.

Despite extensive searches, they are none the wiser on what happened to him.

Speaking on Venetia Quick's The Grief Pod, Jean said she doesn't feel she can grieve for her brother because there is no body and no resting place.