Morris witness hiding from public

A KEY witness, who falsely claimed he had been threatened with death by a silver bullet, has been forced to hide in public due to unwanted attention arising from the probe, the Morris Tribunal heard yesterday.

Bernard Conlon, an illiterate and unemployed man from Sligo, claimed he has been avoiding public places after his name and face became known from court cases and the tribunal.

“With the way things are going for the last number of years, I try and keep off the streets and keep away from people as much as possible, because I am being blistered here and blistered on televisions and everything in the papers,” Mr Conlon said.