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Ryan Casey the boyfriend of Ashling Murphy settles defamation against the BBC
THE boyfriend of murder victim Ashling Murphy has settled a defamation case against the BBC.
Ryan Casey issued the High Court proceedings after the BBC's programme 'The View' criticised a victim impact statement by Mr Casey at the murder trial of Jozef Puska.
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Both sides reached an agreement. The BBC stated that while it stands behind its journalism it is "happy to clarify that it does not consider Ryan Casey to be a criminal or a racist, or someone guilty of or attempting to incite hatred, or someone seeking to pose as a hero of the far right through his Victim Impact Statement".
In a statement to the Irish Mirror Mr Ryan called it the "end of a long and difficult chapter".
He said he was glad to be at the end of the long process, which he felt left him silenced and censored.
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