PSNI ’should reveal group suspects’ in Newry canal murder court hears

Police should reveal which paramilitary group they suspect of murdering a Co Armagh father-of-two, irrespective of the potential political fallout, a coroner’s court has been told.

Gareth O’Connor, 24, disappeared near the border in 2003 on his way to sign bail on a charge of Real IRA membership. His body was found two years later in a car dumped in Newry canal. No-one has ever been convicted.