DPP to family: I am sorry for blunder

THE Director of Public Prosecutions has issued an unprecedented apology to the husband of a young woman killed in a car accident, in which he admits an administrative blunder led to an individual not being prosecuted.

It is believed to be the first time the DPP has personally apologised to the family of the victim for failures that led to his office being unable to prosecute.

DPP James Hamilton, in a letter to widower Aidan Brannigan, 44, confirmed details of how the summary prosecution for careless driving became statute barred. He admits the summary prosecution was not initiated within the legal time limit.