GSOC to investigate links with garda murderer

Gardaí who dealt with Adrian Crevan Mackin in the months before he murdered Garda Tony Golden are to be investigated on their knowledge of the risk he presented and whether they shielded him from prosecution.

The Garda Ombudsman said it began an investigation last year after a complaint from Mackin’s sister, but it was in the early stages.

Mackin’s partner, Siobhán Phillips, whom he shot four times in the attack before turning the gun on himself, was only informed of the move last week.