Father gives new evidence on son’s death to DPP

IMPORTANT new evidence has been submitted to the Director of Public Prosecutions by the father of a young man killed in a tragic incident at a Cork night club, the Irish Examiner has been informed.

Andrew Moynihan has been campaigning for a public inquiry into the death of his 23-year-old son Adrian following an altercation with bouncers at Sidetrax nightclub on Grafton Street, Cork, in March 2001.

Despite repeated attempts to get the DPP to re-open the case, no prosecutions followed on the incident.

Now, Andrew Moynihan has submitted documentation from the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal, which he said was evidence that his son died as a result of a violent crime.

A letter from the tribunal to Mr Moynihan confirms that Adrian died from compression of the neck, and while no prosecution ensued, said that given the practical cause of death, it was assumed that "the injury which caused the death was directly attributable to a crime of violence".

"I consider that as evidence that my son was killed and it cannot be ignored by the authorities," said Mr. Moynihan. Under Irish law, crime victims can apply to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Tribunal which provides payments for expenses and losses incurred as a result of personal injuries directly linked to a violent crime ranging from small amounts to those in excess of 1 million.