An inquiry into the sectarian killing of Robert Hamill has found there was no collusion, but concluded there were “wrongful omissions” in the police investigation.
Hamill died after he was beaten by loyalists in Portadown, County Armagh. His death has been described as a sectarian killing.
The finding means the inquiry did not establish collusion in connection with the killing. However, it also identified failures in the way aspects of the police inquiry were handled.
The available findings distinguish between collusion, which was not found, and omissions in the investigation, which were judged to be wrongful.
No further details on the specific omissions, the individuals involved in the attack, or any official response were included in the supplied material.
The latest known position is that the inquiry has rejected collusion while recording serious shortcomings in the police handling of the case.
