Detective cries as he apologises to mistreated sisters

A detective garda today broke down in the witness box as he apologised to two innocent sisters for mistreating them in custody.

Detective cries as he apologises to mistreated sisters
Tue, 28 Mar, 2006 - 19:33
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A detective garda today broke down in the witness box as he apologised to two innocent sisters for mistreating them in custody.

John Dooley has admitted to the Morris Tribunal that Roisín McConnell and Katrina Brolly were subjected to catalogue of abuse when they were questioned in Letterkenny garda station in December 1996.

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