'We have had very few answers about what happened but have battled on for all these years knowing that things were not done properly by Police'
Police have apologised over investigative failings surrounding the death of a pensioner fatally stabbed as walked home from buying a paper.
The Ombudsman, in a report issued in March last year, upheld all the family’s complaints which covered a range of issues including the fact a blood sample found at the scene was not tested and that Mr Moffatt’s clothes were returned to the family before his death and not forensicall tested.
“We as a Police Service have since transformed our professional investigative practices. We have created the Crime Department, which contains Major Investigation Teams, each led by an accredited, specialist Senior Investigating Officer. Search and scene examination procedures have also been professionalised to prevent mistakes as outlined in this case from reoccurring.”
“We have had very few answers about what happened but have battled on for all these years knowing that things were not done properly by Police. Out of respect for mum we held off questioning the role of the PSNI until it became clear to us that the investigation, they had carried out was seriously flawed.
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