Murder probe 'was a shambles'

SACKED superintendent Kevin Lennon said a murder investigation was “a shambles” when he took it over in Co Donegal in 1997, the Moriarty Tribunal heard yesterday.

Supt Lennon was critical of the former head of the Co Donegal garda division, Chief Supt Denis Fitzpatrick, whom he began cross-examining.

Supt Lennon took control of the second garda investigation into the death of Raphoe cattle dealer Richie Barron when he was transferred to Letterkenny in February 1997.