The daughter of a man who was murdered by a prolific criminal released from custody days before carrying out a double killing says police failings cost her “my daddy”. It comes after an inquest found that Shaun Hegarty should not have been a free man when Caron Smyth (40) and Finbar McGrillen (42) were brutally…
Sean Hegarty’s release by police contributed to double murder of Caron Smyth and Finbar McGrillen, Coroner rules “I am satisfied that Sean Hegarty should not have been released at 2.47pm on December 9” Caron Smyth and Finbar McGrillen The actions of police in releasing a violent offender contributed to the deaths of two people…
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED 27th SEPTEMBER 2022 BY HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES INQUEST INTO THE DEATHS OF FINBARR MCGRILLEN & CARON SMYTH STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE MCGRILLEN FAMILY In his conclusions from a 2 week inquest into the deaths of and Finbarr McGrillen and Caron Smyth on the 12/12/2013 Belfast Coroner Mr Joe…
