EU set to help family get answers over police killing of Irishman in Bolivia

THE European Union has told the mother of the 25-year-old Irish man shot dead by police in Bolivia a year ago that they are willing to get involved in the search for answers regarding his death.

The mother of Michael Dwyer brought her case to Brussels because, she said, the Bolivian authorities have ignored repeated requests for an independent inquiry.

Irish members of the European Parliament, after hearing Caroline Dwyer’s plea, said they will organise a petition of their colleagues to increase pressure on the South American country.