PSNI ‘failed to act properly on intelligence’ of threat to Glenn Quinn

A stock picture of a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) logo badge in Derry City in Northern Ireland (PA)
A stock picture of a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) logo badge in Derry City in Northern Ireland (PA)

The PSNI “failed to deal properly” with intelligence that said there was a threat to a man’s life days before he was murdered, the Police Ombudsman has said.

Deputy Chief Constable of the PSNI apologised to the family of Glenn Quinn for how the threat assessment was handled, and said that intelligence was “not an exact science”.

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