AT ALL TIMES THE DEAD WERE TREATED WITH THE UTMOST DIGNITY
"At all times the dead were treated with the utmost dignity and respect' - Constable
RELATIVES of the Omagh bomb were consoled to hear that their loved ones had been treated with the utmost dignity and respect at all times in the aftermath of the bomb.
Speaking at Monday's press conference, which followed the ninth day of evidence, three family members, who attended the briefing, said they were comforted by the evidence of Constable Norman Haslett.
Marion Radford, who lost her son Alan, said she wanted it put on record her appreciation of the officers who looked after the bodies of the dead after the bombing.
Michael Gallagher said the bodies were handled with the dignity they would have wanted.
During the Inquest Constable Haslett said "At all times the dead were treated with the utmost dignity and respect. They were treated with great care and in a very dignified manner," said the witness.
"They were treated as people, and not as dead bodies and in a way we would have wanted our loved ones to be treated had they been involved in the bomb," he told the coroner.
Another police witness, Sergeant Norman Cairns, who is now an Inspector, said he wanted to record the dignified scene at the mortuary.
He said clergy who visited the temporary morgue had conducted a poignant ceremony which "we all took part in."
"It was very dignified," he said.
RELATIVES of the Omagh bomb were consoled to hear that their loved ones had been treated with the utmost dignity and respect at all times in the aftermath of the bomb.
Speaking at Monday's press conference, which followed the ninth day of evidence, three family members, who attended the briefing, said they were comforted by the evidence of Constable Norman Haslett.
Marion Radford, who lost her son Alan, said she wanted it put on record her appreciation of the officers who looked after the bodies of the dead after the bombing.
Michael Gallagher said the bodies were handled with the dignity they would have wanted.
During the Inquest Constable Haslett said "At all times the dead were treated with the utmost dignity and respect. They were treated with great care and in a very dignified manner," said the witness.
"They were treated as people, and not as dead bodies and in a way we would have wanted our loved ones to be treated had they been involved in the bomb," he told the coroner.
Another police witness, Sergeant Norman Cairns, who is now an Inspector, said he wanted to record the dignified scene at the mortuary.
He said clergy who visited the temporary morgue had conducted a poignant ceremony which "we all took part in."
"It was very dignified," he said.
Further Information
Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/1461
Published Date: 21-Sep-00
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