Key witness claims gardaí assaulted him

A key witness in the State’s case against Martin Conmey for the killing of a teenager almost 40 years ago claims he was assaulted and interrogated by investigating gardaí who “put words” in his mouth.

A sworn statement taken from 62-year-old Co Meath man Sean Reilly, concerning what he said he saw on the evening Una Lynskey vanished, was considered “a keystone” for the 1971 conviction of Mr Conmey for manslaughter.