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Thu 03 Mar 2010Inquiry says Wheelock not harmed by gardaí
AN INDEPENDENT investigation into the death of Terence Wheelock, who was discovered unconscious in a Garda station cell, has concluded he was not harmed by gardaí and that allegations he was sexually assaulted were “wholly without foundation”.
However, the investigation by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission has found that a “lack of clear instruction and process” allowed Mr Wheelock to bring a ligature into the cell where he was being held.
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