Man arrested ‘was not murder suspect’

A GARDA officer yesterday said he never believed a man he stated was arrested for murder was involved in the actual alleged offence.

Man arrested ‘was not murder suspect’
Sat, 22 Jul, 2006 - 01:00
Brian Hutton

Michael Peoples was arrested by gardaí in Raphoe, Co Donegal, on September 4, 1996, for the alleged murder of cattle dealer Richie Barron.

Garda Vincent Bourke, one of the arresting party, made a statement based on custody records the following year that Mr Peoples was arrested for murder by Sergeant Michael Keane. But Mr Bourke told the Morris Tribunal he never believed the suspect was actually involved.

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