Retired detective superintendent Eamon O'Neill and four serving gardaí were found not guilty of attempting to pervert the course of justice Limerick businessman Steve Collins has expressed his "shock and anger" over the State's decision to prosecute the senior garda who helped convict his son's killers. Earlier this week, retired detective superintendent Eamon O'Neill and four other serving gardaí were unanimously acquitted of attempting to pervert the course of justice. It followed a nine-week trial in front of a jury at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court.
"The primary and sole focus at present remains the offences of perverting the course of justice and perjury and this has not changed. However, as was done with fraud offences previously, advice is being sought from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) around the offences of corporate and gross negligent manslaughter," the NPCC said without elaborating on possible targets. Separately, the NPCC said it was appealing for victims who signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with the Post Office to come forward and speak to its investigation team.
Gardai have "Common Law powers" entitling them to use their own "discretion" when dealing with the public, a trial of four gardai and a retired superintendent accused of unlawfully interfering in pending or potential road traffic offences, heard, Friday.
