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Police Ombudsman concludes that a 1989 investigation into the sectarian murder of Catholic man John Devine in west Belfast was "seriously defective"

The Police Ombudsman concludes that a 1989 investigation into the sectarian murder of Catholic man John Devine in west Belfast was "seriously defective".

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CrimePolice Ombudsman concludes that a 1989 investigation into the sectarian murder of Catholic man John Devine in west Belfast was "seriously defective"

The Police Ombudsman concludes that a 1989 investigation into the sectarian murder of Catholic man John Devine in west Belfast was "seriously defective".

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