Indo expression of regret ‘too little, to late’ for family

SENIOR executives at the Sunday Independent newspaper yesterday said ‘Sorry’ for publishing a false account of Liam Lawlor’s death, but were warned by a family member any apology was “too little, too late”.

Fred Barber, brother of Mr Lawlor’s widow, Hazel, described the newspaper reports as dreadful, reckless and absolutely disgraceful and said of his sister: “She is heartbroken, completely grief-stricken.”

Another relative, Ms Lawlor’s sister, Aileen Gilson, who had to break the news of her husband’s death to her, said the family had tried to keep the newspaper reports from her to avoid additional distress, but she heard about them and insisted on seeing them.