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Tue 01 Jan 2009RUC had evidence officer protected killers, inquiry hears
Days after a Portadown Catholic man was kicked to death by a sectarian mob in 1997, the police had evidence that a fellow officer protected one of the killers from prosecution, a public inquiry heard today.
Robert Hamill (25), a father of two, was kicked to death in the Co Armagh town after a night out with friends. His partner gave birth to their daughter three months later. His attackers allegedly called out “Die you Fenian bastard” as they assaulted him.
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