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Families say Ombudsman report vindicates claims of collusion in murders

Families of victims who were murdered by the UDA/UFF have said a new Police Ombudsman report has vindicated their claims of collusion by RUC officers. The report investigating a series of loyalist murders during the Troubles, including the Greysteel ...

14 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Local News

Pettigo family continues to fight for justice

The family of Donegal man, Michael Leonard, who was shot and killed by a Royal Ulster Constabulary patrol in 1973, held an hour-long meeting with officials from the Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) today in Omagh. The family wanted ...

01 Feb 2023 at 17:33

DerryNow

Co Derry man who died in custody was ‘in need of addiction services’

County Derry man James Fleck who died in custody could not get the best addiction services while in custody according to the Prisoner Ombudsman report into his death. The Ombudsman acknowledged that the Prison Officers kept him ‘as safe as was ...

28 Mar 2023 at 17:33

Northern Ireland

Police review three cases recorded as suicide after Katie Simpson report

Police are to review three cases recorded as suicide following a report into the death of Co Armagh showjumper Katie Simpson. Police initially believed that Ms Simpson had taken her own life in 2020. The Police Ombudsman report this week said ...

15 Nov 2024 at 17:25

Northern Ireland

‘We will do better,’ senior PSNI officer pledges after criticism of murder probe

Police will do better, a senior officer has promised following criticism of an investigation into a young woman’s death. The Police Service of Northern Ireland was criticised by the Police Ombudsman for a “flawed” initial investigation into ...

12 Nov 2024 at 17:57

Northern Ireland

Man arrested in Dublin on suspicion of Mary Ward murder in Belfast

A 26-year-old man has been arrested in Dublin on suspicion of the murder of Mary Ward in Belfast. The body of Ms Ward, 22, was found by police in Northern Ireland at her home in Melrose Street in Belfast on October 1. Three days later ...

09 Oct 2024 at 16:48

Northern Ireland

‘No indication’ of when Police Ombudsman will return to work – Long

There is no indication of when Northern Ireland’s Police Ombudsman will return to work, Stormont Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. Marie Anderson has been absent due to illness since June. Her office deals with complaints about ...

19 Nov 2024 at 15:36

Police Ombudsman faces calls to step aside amid probe into incident at her home

Northern Ireland’s Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson is facing calls to step aside during an investigation into an incident at her home. DUP MP Gavin Robinson and UUP leader Doug Beattie made the calls after it emerged that West ...

20 Oct 2023 at 16:31

Northern Ireland

Police cleared of misconduct over response to firing of shots at INLA event

Police who faced criticism for their handling of a republican commemoration where shots were fired in the air have been cleared of misconduct. A Police Ombudsman investigation into the events in Londonderry in August 2021 ...

20 Dec 2024 at 12:49

Northern Ireland

Ombudsman calls for armed response officers to have head-mounted cameras

Armed response police officers in Northern Ireland should be provided with head-mounted cameras to ensure improved footage of weapons discharges, the Police Ombudsman has recommended. It follows an investigation which ...

28 Sept 2023 at 11:41

Probe into incident at NI police ombudsman’s home ‘to conclude within weeks’

An investigation into an incident at the home of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland is set to conclude within weeks, the PSNI interim chief constable has said. Officers attended Marie Anderson’s address on ...

02 Nov 2023 at 15:00

Northern Ireland

Police failed to respond to abuse complaints at Kincora, Ombudsman finds

Complaints about the failure of police to investigate allegations of sexual abuse at the Kincora boys’ home in Belfast were “legitimate and justified”, Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson has said. Mrs Anderson had ...

23 Sept 2022 at 18:39

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