GSOC probes suicide of State witness in trial

GSOC has confirmed that it is conducting an examination into the suspected suicide of a man living under Garda protection who was due to give evidence in an upcoming trial linked to the Kinahan-Hutch feud.

Once its officers make a determination on the basis of an initial inspection of the information, GSOC will decide whether or not a full investigation will be launched.

There were separate media reports over the weekend that a man, who had been due to give evidence at a forthcoming trial in relation to the murder last December of Noel Kirwan, died last Friday.