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.

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 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.