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18/10/2018
Colleagues Not Involved In RUC Officer's Murder - Ombudsman
Colleagues of Constable John Larmour were not complicit in his murder, the Police Ombudsman has said.
The RUC man was killed by the IRA at an ice-cream parlour on Belfast's Lisburn Road in October, 1988. No-one has ever been prosecuted.
Members of Mr Larmour's family have made allegations implicating Special Branch officers and police informants. They drew links with a series of other murders and terrorist incidents over a 17-year period.
During a recent investigation, it was established that one of the weapons used were likely to have been originally owned by the RUC.
Ombudsman Dr Michael Maguire said PSNI records did not indicate who was in possession of the weapon, or if it was ever lost or stolen.
"We found no evidence to suggest that Special Branch, or any other element within the RUC, aided, abetted, counselled or procured John Larmour's murder, nor that they could have prevented it," Dr Maguire said.
"Similarly, we found no evidence to support allegations that police failed to charge suspects in the murder or that they protected IRA members from being brought to justice."
More than 40 witnesses were interviewed, including retired police officers, and case papers, forensic files and police intelligence were examined.
(JG/MH)
The RUC man was killed by the IRA at an ice-cream parlour on Belfast's Lisburn Road in October, 1988. No-one has ever been prosecuted.
Members of Mr Larmour's family have made allegations implicating Special Branch officers and police informants. They drew links with a series of other murders and terrorist incidents over a 17-year period.
During a recent investigation, it was established that one of the weapons used were likely to have been originally owned by the RUC.
Ombudsman Dr Michael Maguire said PSNI records did not indicate who was in possession of the weapon, or if it was ever lost or stolen.
"We found no evidence to suggest that Special Branch, or any other element within the RUC, aided, abetted, counselled or procured John Larmour's murder, nor that they could have prevented it," Dr Maguire said.
"Similarly, we found no evidence to support allegations that police failed to charge suspects in the murder or that they protected IRA members from being brought to justice."
More than 40 witnesses were interviewed, including retired police officers, and case papers, forensic files and police intelligence were examined.
(JG/MH)
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