A witness who falsely alleged he had received a death threat with a silver bullet seemed genuinely traumatised when he reported the incident, a Sligo garda inspector said today.

A FORMER Sligo garda said yesterday he was suspicious a senior officer was involved in the “setting up” of a false death threat claim following the arrest of the man who had made the allegations.

A former Sligo garda said today he was suspicious that a senior officer was involved in the “setting up” of a false death threat claim following the arrest of the man who had made the allegations.