Police did not collude with Robert Hamill attackers, inquiry finds
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Police did not collude with Robert Hamill attackers, inquiry findsByCormac CampbellBBC News NI south east reporterPublished2 minutes agoAn inquiry into the sectarian murder of Robert Hamill has found police officers who were in a vehicle near the attack did not condone or collude with the attackers.The report, published on Monday, highlighted multiple wrongful omissions in the subsequent murder investigation including a failure to properly search the home of a key suspect.Robert Hamill was 25 when he died after he was beaten by loyalists in Portadown, County Armagh in 1997.The inquiry concluded in 2009 and its report was completed in 2011 but the findings could not be published until three prosecutions in connection with the case concluded.This breaking news story is being updated and…
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