Government ‘helped family’ with death probe

Paul O’Brien

Daniel O’Callaghan, a 24-year-old shop manager from Rathmines in Dublin, was found unconscious in May 2002 in a lane beside his Gran Canaria holiday apartment. He had suffered severe head injuries and failed to regain consciousness, dying two weeks later.

His family believe he was the victim of an assault, but were deeply unhappy with the investigation conducted by the local police, who concluded that Daniel had died of an accidental fall.