Omagh families ‘woefully let down’ by police, father of victim tells inquiry

Omagh families ‘woefully let down’ by police, father of victim tells inquiry
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Omagh families ‘woefully let down’ by police, father of victim tells inquiry
Author: Jonathan McCambridge
Published: Feb, 17 2025 17:17

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She said people were moved to Market Street, where the bomb exploded, but her grandmother said they should move to another location.

The families of those bereaved in the Omagh bombing were “woefully let down” by a poor police investigation, the father of a boy killed in the explosion has said.

Concluding the proceedings for Monday, counsel to the inquiry Paul Greaney KC said that Tracey Devine, who was severely injured in the explosion which killed her daughter Breda, had died on Saturday.

Victor Barker told the Omagh Bombing Inquiry that his son James’s life had been taken away from him in the most “evil and barbaric fashion”.

The inquiry also heard from firefighter Paddy Quinn, who said he has never forgotten his experiences from attending the bomb scene.

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