Reviews into Garda malpractice claims are pointless, say victims

Victims of alleged Garda malpractice have vowed to continue their campaign for justice after dismissing Department of Justice reviews of their cases as “pointless”.

A total of 320 cases came to the Independent Review Mechanism alleging Garda misconduct, corruption, harrassment and serious investigative flaws, some dating back decades.

But 307 have been concluded without being referred for independent statutory inquiry. They include the case of Cynthia Owen who was repeatedly raped in her home, gave birth at age 11 and had her baby daughter taken away and murdered only for much of the evidence to go missing.