Criminal justice delays ‘to be tackled’

WAYS of speeding up the criminal justice system, now almost at a standstill because of delays and legal manoeuvring, will be fully explored, the Department of Justice said yesterday.

Sarah Fitzpatrick, whose son, Brian, was beaten to death five years ago, said the justice system had failed her, her family and many other victims of increasingly brutal crime.

People like Ms Fitzpatrick feel frustrated and let down by a system that was established to bring perpetrators of horrific crimes to justice.