Civil rights watchdog 'concerned' George Nkencho's family not interviewed about his shooting

Flowers at the scene in Manorfields Drive Clonee where George Nkencho was shot dead by a member of the Gardai Armed Support Unit.  Picture: Leon Farrell/RollingNews.ie

The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has written to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) urging it to take eyewitness statements from members of George Nkencho’s family who were present at the time of his killing.

The ICCL said it was "concerned" that these statements had not already been taken and stressed that they were required under international law and to restore confidence in the Gsoc investigation.