Patsy Kelly: Murdered councillor's family 'failed by police'

The household of a antheral who was abducted and murdered successful 1974 were failed by constabulary arsenic the effect of an inadequate investigation, the Police Ombudsman has found.

The ombudsman besides recovered that determination was collusive behaviour successful aspects of the constabulary probe into Patrick "Patsy" Kelly's death.

The 33-year-old's assemblage was recovered from a County Fermanagh water astir 3 weeks aft helium went missing.

No-one has ever been convicted.

The father-of-five's household person ever been convinced that members the Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) were liable for the execution and that the constabulary did not behaviour a due probe due to the fact that of this.

Mr Kelly went missing aft locking up a barroom successful Trillick, County Tyrone, connected 24 July 1974.

His assemblage was recovered connected 10 August 1974, weighed down successful Lough Eyes, adjacent Lisbellaw, astir 20 miles away. He had been changeable six times.

Mr Kelly's household met Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson connected Wednesday greeting earlier her findings were made public.