A relative of a State witness who gave key testimony against garda killer Aaron Brady has been arrested over a plot to intimidate members of his own family, the Sunday Independent can reveal.
Detectives investigating a campaign of witness intimidation during the trial of Aaron Brady for the murder of Garda Adrian Donohoe made the latest "significant" arrest in the capital over a week ago.
The suspect is a convicted criminal and is related to a witness whose testimony was key in securing Brady's conviction of the garda's murder.
The man, who has served prison sentences for violent attacks on innocent people, was enlisted by other criminals to try and "dissuade" the witness from giving evidence against the garda killer, it is understood. Detectives believe the man was paid to try to convince his relative not to give evidence.