RUC probe into death of Catholic slammed by O'Loan

THE RUC investigation into the 1997 murder of 61-year-old Derryman Sean Brown was seriously deficient, "incomplete and inadequate", Northern Ireland's police ombudsman said yesterday.

The family of the prominent GAA official from Bellaghy has demanded an independent investigation into his death following Nuala O'Loan's scathing findings on the failings of the RUC inquiry into his murder.

As she released the 19-page report examining the inquiry, Ms O'Loan highlighted numerous errors and flaws that led her to conclude that "no earnest effort" had been made by the police to identify those responsible for the murder.