Family of man shot dead disappointed that accused man died before trial

Gerard Lynch from Curraheen, Raleigh North died before he could be tried on a murder charge over the killing

Deirdre Coakley with Siobhan Coakley, daughter and wife of the late Derry Coakley. File picture: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Cork Courts

The family of a man shot dead in Macroom two years ago, has expressed their disappointment that the man accused of his murder has died before he could be put on trial.

“I just don’t know how the process is so slow,” said Deirdre Coakley, 22, whose father Derry bled to death after he was shot in the left arm when working at a site at Curraheen, Raleigh North just outside Macroom town. "It was so clear cut.