Gerard Lawlor family ‘disappointed’ by Ombudsman report

Gerard Lawlor’s family’s solicitor Niall Murphy (left) and Mr Lawlor’s father John react to a Police Ombudsman’s report (Rebecca Black/PA)

The family of a Catholic teenager killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 2002 have expressed disappointment in the findings of a Police Ombudsman report.

Gerard Lawlor’s father said he feels let down that more than 20 years on he is still having to pursue accountability for his son’s murder.