UK government changes stance on re-opening unsolved NI murder cases

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UK government changes stance on re-opening unsolved NI murder cases

Cases that do not meet 'realistic threshold' will be closed but inquiry reports to victims' families would still be made.

Date - 18th March 2020
By - Gary Mason

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Only Northern Ireland conflict killings with "compelling" new evidence and a realistic prospect of prosecution will receive a full police investigation, the British Government has said. Most unsolved cases will be closed, in a...

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