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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Black

Police researchers ‘diverted from inquests and litigation to Omagh bomb probe’

Sergeant Joseph Campbell (Campbell family/PA) - (PA Media)

An inquest into the death of a police officer in 1977 is among cases to be effectively delayed for six months while police researchers are diverted to prepare for the Omagh Bombing Inquiry.

A review hearing before an inquest into the death of Sergeant Joseph Campbell, who was shot dead outside Cushendall RUC station in February 1977, was told researchers will be diverted to the inquiry for around six months.

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