Omagh victim’s father: Appeal decision 'soul-destroying'

The father of one the victims of the 1998 Omagh bombing has expressed his disappointment with the Court of Criminal Appeal's decision to quash the conviction of the only man jailed in connection with the attack.

The father of one the victims of the 1998 Omagh bombing has expressed his disappointment with the Court of Criminal Appeal's decision to quash the conviction of the only man jailed in connection with the attack.

Michael Gallagher, whose son Aidan was killed by the Real IRA bomb, said the outcome of Colm Murphy's appeal against his conspiracy conviction was "soul-destroying".

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