Barron murder ‘confession’ did not exist, McBrearty tells tribunal

FRANK McBREARTY Jr claimed yesterday that his alleged confession to the murder of Richie Barron did not exist on the day a senior garda claims to have seen it.

Superintendent John J Fitzgerald told the Morris Tribunal he had tried to contact the Director of Public Prosecutions as soon as he was given the statement on December 4, 1996.

But Mr McBrearty said the document did not exist, which, he said, explained why no further action was taken against him that night.