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Independent review recommended for investigation into murdered teenager

Independent review recommended for investigation into murdered teenager

Thu, 26 Jun, 2025

The body of Marian Beattie (18) was found at the bottom of a quarry in Co Tyrone in 1973.
Investigation into loyalist murder of Peter Gallagher ‘wholly inadequate’

Investigation into loyalist murder of Peter Gallagher ‘wholly inadequate’

Wed, 28 May, 2025

The 44-year-old from Toomebridge was killed by the UFF as he arrived for work in west Belfast.
RUC investigation into 1991 Belfast murder was ‘ineffective’, ombudsman finds

RUC investigation into 1991 Belfast murder was ‘ineffective’, ombudsman finds

Thu, 24 Apr, 2025

John O’Hara was attacked by gunmen in Dunluce Avenue in April 1991.
Police review three cases recorded as suicide after Katie Simpson report

Police review three cases recorded as suicide after Katie Simpson report

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

Police initially believed that Ms Simpson had taken her own life in 2020.
Murdered Belfast woman had reported violent crime to police weeks before death

Murdered Belfast woman had reported violent crime to police weeks before death

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

Mary Ward, 22, was found dead by police at her home in Melrose Street, Belfast.
PSNI ‘missed opportunities’ to warn man before he was murdered outside son's school

PSNI ‘missed opportunities’ to warn man before he was murdered outside son's school

Thu, 25 Apr, 2024

Jim Donegan was shot dead by a lone gunman while waiting to collect his son outside a school on the Glen Road in west Belfast in December 2018.
PSNI officer dismissed after he had sex with vulnerable woman while on duty

PSNI officer dismissed after he had sex with vulnerable woman while on duty

Mon, 15 Apr, 2024

Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson said her office is investigating a number of cases involving similar allegations.
Probe into incident at home of North's police ombudsman ‘to conclude within weeks’

Probe into incident at home of North's police ombudsman ‘to conclude within weeks’

Thu, 02 Nov, 2023

Officers attended Marie Anderson’s address on September 23 following a report of a domestic incident.

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