Garda fears he was ‘pawn’ in McBrearty case

A DONEGAL garda claimed yesterday he could have been a pawn in the framing of nightclub boss Frank McBrearty Junior.

Garda fears he was ‘pawn’ in McBrearty case

Garda Shaun Barrett told the Morris Tribunal he was sickened by the thought of having a hand in a stitch-up of he successful Raphoe businessman.

The officer said allegations that two men, Mark McConnell and Michael Peoples, went to Sligo at the behest of the McBreartys to threaten a witness in a court case did not ring true.

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