Det Sgt John White's statement

Selected extracts.

Selected extracts.

  • "I acknowledge that the language used [in interviews with Róisín McConnell and Katrina Brolly] was abusive, excessive and inappropriate."
  • "I was in no doubt that the interviews should be of a strident and aggressive nature."
  • "I confirm that it was put to Mrs McConnell in crude terms that her husband was having an affair."
  • "I may have used the word lying bitch. This would not unusual language in an interview situation with an unco-operative and obstructive witness in relation to a serious matter such as the investigation of murder."