WHEN Brian Rossiter missed the bus from Clonmel to Wexford on a September Sunday afternoon in 2002, nobody knew that a few days later he would be lying dead in a Cork hospital after a chain of events which still remain shrouded in mystery.

THE parents of schoolboy Brian Rossiter are to proceed with a High Court action against the State over their son’s death.

A woman who made a statement to gardaí in relation to Brian Rossiter's arrest has disputed what was in her deposition.

A surgeon has told the inquest into the death of Brian Rossiter that the cause of his death was likely to be from injuries he sustained in an assault two days before.

A FRIEND of Brian Rossiter yesterday told an inquest into the 14-year- old’s death that he was hit “a few slaps” by more than one garda after being arrested on the night of September 10, 2002.

A DETECTIVE Garda told Brian Rossiter’s father that Brian had taken 15 or 16 ecstasy tablets on the night before he was found in a coma in a police cell — even though toxicology tests later showed no evidence of drug taking, the inquest into the teenager’s 2002 death heard yesterday.

The inquest into the death of Brian Rossiter has heard his father was told by a detective garda that his 14-year-old son had taken 15 or 16 ecstasy tablets.

A FRIEND of 14-year-old Brian Rossiter who died two days after falling unconscious in Clonmel Garda Station said gardaí got him to try and wake Brian in his police cell on the morning after both were arrested.

BRIAN ROSSITER was “out of control,” abusive and behaving violently when brought to the Garda station the night before he fell into a coma in his cell.

A WOMAN who saw Brian Rossiter being arrested on the night before he fell into a coma said in her statement after the incident that “the gardaí did not hit anyone” when the arrests were being made.

A GP has told the inquest into the death of teenager Brian Rossiter six years ago that she wondered if he was alive or dead when she saw him in Clonmel Garda Station.

An inquest into the death of Clonmel teenager Brian Rossiter has heard how he was headbutted in the face four or five times during a row two days before his arrest.

The inquest into the death of Tipperary teenager Brian Rossiter, who died in garda custody six years ago, is due to get underway today.

THE inquest into the death of schoolboy Brian Rossiter, who died after being in Garda custody six years ago, has been adjourned indefinitely.

The family of 14-year-old Brian Rossiter have settled their High Court action aimed at having certain expert witnesses give evidence at the inquest into their son's death.

A JUDICIAL review of the inquest into the death of a 14-year-old boy following overnight detention in Garda custody gets under way in the High Court today.

DETAILED custody record forms are to be given to the country’s 703 Garda stations “in the very near future” according to Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy.

THE detention of 14-year-old Brian Rossiter was “unlawful” and there was a “failure to investigate” all the circumstances surrounding his death, according to a statutory inquiry into the boy’s death.

THE statutory inquiry conducted by senior counsel Hugh Hartnett into the death of 14-year-old Brian Rossiter in a cell at Clonmel Garda station on September 11, 2002, has concluded that there was no evidence he was assaulted while he was in the station, but that he was unlawfully detained by gardaí.

The report into the death of 14-year old Brian Rossiter has identified a clear violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, according to the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL).

An inquiry into the arrest and detention of Brian Rossiter, who died after he was found unconscious while in Garda custody, has stated that it is not satisfied the 14-year-old was assaulted by Gardaí.

A report in to the death of 14-year-old Brian Rossiter six years ago will not be made fully public.

CONFLICTING new evidence from a forensic pathologist will be heard at the inquest into the death of a schoolboy who died days after falling unconscious in Garda custody, a coroner ruled yesterday.

THE family of a 14-year-old boy who died after spending a night in Garda custody said yesterday they are still no closer to getting answers, despite an inquiry into his death concluding hearings a year ago.

THE inquest into the death of Brian Rossiter, who died two days after falling unconscious while in Garda custody, was further adjourned yesterday following a request from his family to await the publication of an independent inquiry into the circumstances of his death.

A REPORT into the circumstances surrounding the death of Brian Rossiter, who died two days after falling unconscious while in garda custody, has been completed.

THE findings of a reportinto the circumstances surrounding the arrest and detention of a 14-year-old boy who died two days after falling unconscious while in garda custody will be available within weeks, it emerged yesterday.

The deadline for closing submissions in the inquiry investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Brian Rossiter will expire on Monday.

The silence from Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy after the unprecedented condemnation of the force contained in the three most recent Morris Tribunal reports is simply astounding, if not unsettling.

A STATUTORY inquiry into the death of teenager Brian Rossiter after being found unconscious in a garda cell could be finished within weeks, a coroner was told yesterday.

A GRIEVING father has vowed not to rest until he finds out who is responsible for his 14-year-old son’s death.

A 26-YEAR-OLD who drank 12 or 13 pints of cider said he head-butted 14-year-old Brian Rossiter, kicked him in the head and gave him an upper cut into the jaw, all because he made a comment about his brother.

The father of a boy who died after being taken into garda custody is considering suing the force for a second time, it emerged tonight.

THE inquiry into the death of a Co Tipperary teenager who died after falling unconscious in garda custody is expected to conclude in mid-July, a coroners’ court was told yesterday.

A Nevada couple who planted a severed finger in a bowl of chilli to extort money from the Wendy’s fast food chain were today sentenced to jail.

PAT ROSSITER said he hoped to get “the truth and nothing else” as a statutory inquiry opened in Dublin yesterday into his son’s death three years ago.

An inquiry into the death of a 14-year-old boy who fell into a coma while in garda custody will not reveal the full truth about what happened to him, his family said today.

A sworn inquiry into the case of a teenage boy who died following a night in garda custody is due to begin hearing evidence from witnesses today.

Lawyers for the parents of Brian Rossiter have said that it is likely that the family will cooperate with an inquiry into his death.

MORE than 100 witnesses will be called to give evidence in an inquiry into the death of a teenage boy who fell in to a coma while in Garda custody.

The solicitor for Brian Rossiter's parents has said he is concerned about the cost implications as a result of the inquiry into the youngster's death.

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell has dismissed claims by the family of a schoolboy who died after a night in garda custody that they will not have a barrister of their choice at the inquiry into his death.

Obsolete legislation from the 1920s is being used to inquire into the death of a schoolboy in garda custody, the Dáil heard today.

THE parents of a 14-year-old who died after a night in garda custody will press ahead with a civil claim against the Garda Commissioner and the Minister for Justice for the wrongful killing of their son, even if they are unable to take part in a State-ordered inquiry.