The Brian Rossiter Inquiry
2.
The events since Brian's death culminating
in an Inquiry
Following the death of their son, Brian's parents
Pat and Siobhan began looking for answers to a
number of key questions. The Rossiter family, through
their solicitors Lynch and Partners, made representations
to the Minister for Justice but were not responded
to in any meaningful way until June 30th, 2005
when the Minister for Justice announced a statutory
inquiry into the death of Brian. In addition, Michael
McDowell apologised to the parents of Brian Rossiter
for the way the case was handled by the Department
of Justice and conceded that correspondence from
the Rossiter family was inadequately dealt with
by his Department, and that the delay in dealing
with it was 'indefensible'.
Brian's
parents, Pat and Siobhan Rossiter welcomed the
Minister's decision but said they has serious
reservations as to the scope of the inquiry. Lynch
and Partners, solicitors for the Rossiters stated "that
the terms of reference for the Inquiry do not include
an investigation of the cause of Brian Rossiter's
death. Neither is the inquiry tasked with forming
an opinion on who killed Brian".
Despite their grave reservations about the limited
scope of the inquiry and initial problems in
relation to the costs associated with co-operating
with the inquiry, the Rossiter family have agreed
to co-operate as best they can to ensure that
every effort is made to establish the truth of
what happened to Brian.
Prior to the inquiry being announced, the family
also instituted civil proceedings against the Garda
Commissioner and the State for the wrongful killing
of Brian while in custody and these proceedings
are ongoing.
1. The
events leading to the tragic death of Brian
Rossiter
2. The events since Brian's death culminating
in an Inquiry
3. The Inquiry Process
4. The outcome of the Inquiry
5. What
the media reported
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