Killer Patrick Quirke is to be sued for damages by the son and daughter of his victim, part-time DJ Bobby Ryan. Killer Patrick Quirke is to be sued for damages by the son and daughter of his victim, part-time DJ Bobby Ryan. He claimed he was innocent, but a jury found he murdered Mr Ryan and dumped his body in an underground tank. However, it is not unprecedented for the family of a murder victim to be awarded substantial damages against a killer. Quirke's 15-week trial was the longest murder trial in the history of the State and largely hinged on circumstantial evidence.

Source: Irish Independent July 17, 2019 01:30 UTC