High-profile politicians back father’s campaign

A FATHER campaigning for 10 years for answers to a series of troubling questions nabout the investigation into the fatal stabbing of his son has received the backing of a dozen high-profile politicians.

Joe Reilly, whose son Kevin died aged 16 in 1992, wants a meeting with the Justice Minister Michael McDowell and has asked for a review of both the investigation into the killing and the prosecution of a young man cleared of murder.

One politician backing Mr Reilly’s crusade, and who has asked a series of Dáil questions about the case, described the last 10 years of the Tallaght man’s life as a “living hell”. Mr Reilly just wants closure, said former TD and now Senator Brian Hayes.