Investigators seize Brady cell footage
Independent investigators probing the disputed suicide of an IRA killer inside a police station in Northern Ireland have seized CCTV footage of the incident.
Convicted murderer John Brady, 40, was found dead in a consulting room in Strand Road PSNI station in Londonderry last weekend after being arrested on assault charges while out on temporary parole from prison.
While the prominent dissident republican from Strabane had apparently hung himself with an item of clothing, members of his family have refused to accept he took his own life.
The Police Ombudsman’s Office, which is examining the circumstances of the death, said its investigators are now reviewing closed circuit television recordings from the station.
It is understood at least one camera was in the consulting room where Brady died.
“We have seized and are examining all the police CCTV footage covering the period from when Mr Brady first entered the station until the discovery of his body,” said a spokesman from the Ombudsman’s office.
“We have also recovered all police records and documentation relating to his arrest and detention.”
Masked dissidents fired shots over Brady’s coffin yesterday in a blatant display of paramilitarism.
Four men wearing balaclavas and combat uniform appeared outside his sister’s home in Strabane and three fired a volley of shots over the coffin.
Victims of terrorism reacted furiously to the incident and questioned why police had not intervened.
The Ombudsman’s spokesman said investigators were attempting to build a detailed account of the events leading up to the death.
