The Regency Hotel, Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9
The public should not be kept in the dark any longer about the reason why the lead detective in the Regency murder trial took his own life. Det Supt Colm Fox killed himself in Ballymun Station on Feb 10, just days after the court ordered the disclosure of garda emails 1/3
— Gemma O’Doherty (@gemmaod1) February 21, 2018
The contents of these garda emails have brought this critical gangland trial to the brink of collapse. The public have a right to know what the emails contain and whether they reveal wrongdoing on the part of any officer 2/3
— Gemma O’Doherty (@gemmaod1) February 21, 2018
Supt Fox left a note believed to contain information relevant to the trial. The court has a duty to reveal its contents. Failure to do so will undermine public confidence in the gardai and justice system. The media’s silence on this matter is deafening but not surprising. 3/3
— Gemma O’Doherty (@gemmaod1) February 21, 2018
Meanwhile…
When the judges returned, Mr Gillane [Sean Gillane SC, prosecuting] said that as he had indicated previously, a separate investigation was taking place “into the circumstances of Supt Fox’s passing and it was felt, having considered the matter very very carefully, that it would be safer to allow the investigation to be completed, from everyone’s perspective, before the trial would proceed.”
“In these circumstances I think it’s safer, subject to the court, to adjourn the trial, as a trial, for mention, to a date toward the end of term,” he said.
This seemed to be the “safest path forward to make sure no-one is taken by surprise,” he said.
Hutch trial adjourned to allow for investigation into senior garda’s death (RTÉ)
Regency trial adjourned due to ‘unprecedented conundrums’ (Irish Times, last Monday)
Tributes paid to garda found dead in Ballymun station (Irish Times, Monday February 12)
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the public doesn’t have any right or need to know until the courts have decided what do with the information and whether they can salvage the trial first
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Gemma, unfortunately, has become a crank
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extraordinary, reprehensible, disgusting – for any journalist to call for the ‘reasons’ for a suicide to be made public in this day and age of mental health awareness. there’s no excuse.
If it’s the cause of a case being delayed or some sort of ramifications in preventing a case continue then we definitely have a right to know. Maybe not straight away we should be told what happened
ah now Tina. The public absolutely have a right to know.
you bunch of numpties. how can the ’cause’ of a suicide ever be known?
Seriously, maybe with a note. You must have joking. Or are you just stupid.
sonny, you have a lot to learn
Contributing factors then.
Something similar is being investigated in Wales at the minute. A Labour AM took his own life after being suspended from the party. It’s not an unknowable thing to want to find out if circumastances were more difficult than could be the case etc.
As and when the courts decide of course.
The inference here is that this person took his own life because he was aware of something wrong that was done in relation to this court case. If this is the case then clearly it is in the public interest for this to be revealed.
whose inference?
Gemma O’Doherty.
True.
” will undermine public confidence in the gardai ” pffft, I’ve had no confidence in the guards for my entire life.
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It seems some people are happy enough for the Gardai to fabricate evidence in a murder trial.
some people would like the courts decide that first
because it’s a murder trial – the public’s opinion really doesn’t matter, it’s not an x-factor vote
We must not forget over 60 million spent on garda overtime and the 24 hr garda cover on this violent Kinahan killing machine. Wives and parents of garda on duty are surely worried sick when they leave home on these patrols. Overtime is grand but exhaustion and lack of family life plays a part too. My condolences to Mr Fox’s family. Tragic and life changing for them.
3 hours ago: “…a separate investigation ongoing into the “circumstances of Colm Fox’s passing”…”
“ongoing”
just two of your last sentences would have sufficed.
Given that he was witness and a principal investigator who was a member of the Guards took
his life and previously gave evidence at the Trial which is ongoing and now adjourned.
The sad case of Guards death in the circumstances evokes all our sympathy, however the facts have to be established, and condemning Gemma O’Doherty for raising the issue, when she should be congratulated, given her pursuance of defects in the investigations carried out
in other cases…..we have only to look at what happened to Sgt McCable and Gemma when
they focused on the Penalty Points scandal…Gemma O’Doherty was removed from her job at
INM…..when will that paragon of Public Broadcasting RTE, do an in depth documentary on the
entire episode.
she hasn’t fupping raised the issue – it is already front and centre of Special Criminal Court murder trial who are currently working at establishing the facts
she’s raised her own interest as a freelance journo who needs to get another Garda corruption article out the door
She did last night at 11.39 pm and an adjournment was sought and given today
Were this not published would there be any action taken today, as to the Special
Criminal Court its concept is an embarrasment to the entire concept of Justice
You have only to recall the case of the sleeping judge, in short this type Court
should be abolished, and its heritage goes back to the Free State Military courts
and before them the Courts that tried and condemned the 1916 Leaders.
A nation that calls its self a Republic and a democratic one at that, should rid its self
of this outfit.
Best court in the land where learned judges who understand law and evidence and proofs decide on someone’s guilt instead of 12 idiots. If I were on trial I’d rather it was the special criminal court than the circuit court.
Is your enter button on the blink?
A man killed himself, and just because he’s a cop, he “fabricated evidence”. Eff off.
“believed to contain information relevant to the trial”
Believed by who?
Just because you believe it, love, doesn’t mean that it is true?
Doesn’t mean it’s not true either.
Most of the people in Seomra Spraoi think ACAB
classy