Coroner’s view on archbishop’s killing queried

I READ with interest your report (May 14) of an inquest held in Nenagh concerning the death of Archbishop Michael Courtney in Burundi.

As a long-time friend of Michael, I am puzzled by the opinion expressed by the coroner that the murder was a “random killing”.

All the reports at the time of the event suggest that he was specifically targeted, that his travel arrangements were known and that he was the victim of a pre-planned attack.