Police Ombudsman criticises RUC collusive behaviours over 1993 UFF murder Damien Walsh (17) shot dead by the UDA/UFF in west Belfast in March 1993 Connla Young 22 July, 2021 01:00
Marian Walsh with a copy of the Police Ombudsman s report into the murder of her son. Picture by Hugh Russell.
THERE were significant investigative failures and evidence of collusive behaviours by police in relation to the loyalist murder of a teenager in west Belfast almost 30 years ago, a report has found.
Damien Walsh (17) was gunned down by Johnny Adair s notorious ‘C Company as he worked at the Dairy Farm shopping centre near Twinbrook on the outskirts of west Belfast on March 25 1993.
Damien Walsh s mother believes her murdered teenage son was victim of collusion Marian Walsh reads a Police Ombudsman report into the murder of her son Damien. Picture by Hugh Russell. Connla Young
UDA murder victim Damien Walsh
THE mother of loyalist murder victim Damien Walsh last night welcomed the findings of a Police Ombudsman s report which she said indicated her son was a victim of collusion .
Marian Walsh was speaking after Marie Anderson identified “collusive behaviour” on the part of police in a report into the murder.
Her 17-year-old son was shot by Johnny Adair s notorious ‘C Company as he worked at the Dairy Farm shopping centre near Twinbrook on the outskirts of west Belfast on March 25 1993.
If Hello! did spreads on well-known paramilitaries, then I suppose the photos would look something like the latest set of images of loyalist killer Michael Stone.
Pictured after what the magazine might euphemistically term a few years away from the media spotlight , Stone is captured, as the blurb would read, in a series of candid poses that give an intimate glimpse into his new life .
Wearing blue jeans and a black T-shirt, accessorised by a bullet-proof vest and - ever mindful of the public safety message - a Union flag-themed face mask, the 65-year-old takes a stroll by the seaside with wife Karan and their dog. Relaxed and enjoying being reunited, the pair embraced each other in the winter sunshine.