Spared jail for lying to GSOC

A grandmother has been spared jail for lying to GSOC after she posted a lewd Valentine’s card containing a G-string and a bullet to a detective in the Garda "cold case" unit.

The trial at Dublin District Court heard claims of bullying and harassment in the Serious Crime Review Team which was set up to examine unsolved historic murders.

Julie Conway Browning, 50, from Dermot O’Dwyer House, Hardwicke Street, Dublin, was found guilty of giving false or misleading information to the Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC).