Rossiter family angry at terms of inquiry

THE family of a teenage boy who died after spending a night in garda custody has reacted with disbelief to the publication of an inquiry’s terms of reference.

Siobhan and Pat Rossiter, the parents of 14-year-old Brian, said the barrister heading the inquiry was forbidden from asking the central question: did the teenager die as a result of injuries sustained while in custody?

“Why would (Justice) Minister Michael McDowell go to the trouble of establishing a statutory inquiry and at the same time prevent it from asking the only question that really matters?” they said in a statement last night.