Laide regrets part in attack but maintains innocence

DERMOT LAIDE yesterday said he regretted the heartache caused by his involvement in an incident outside a Dublin nightclub which led to the death of teenager Brian Murphy, but insisted he was not responsible for the death.

Laide walked free from court after his manslaughter retrial was dropped on the direction of the DPP due to “evidential difficulties”.

In a lengthy statement outside the court, Laide claimed there were wide differences between the view of current State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy and the findings of a post mortem carried out by her predecessor Professor John Harbison.