Garda chief announces custody record form initiative

DETAILED custody record forms are to be given to the country’s 703 Garda stations “in the very near future” according to Garda Commissioner Fachtna Murphy.

The news comes just days after a report was published into the detention and death of 14-year-old Brian Rossiter, who died days after he was arrested and held by gardaí in Clonmel, Co Tipperary.

Mr Murphy said training procedures may be required to administer custody sheets and he added he was also looking at further training programmes to enhance the capabilities of the 14,000 gardaí and 2,000 civilian administration back-up personnel under his command.