Family visit Hamill murder scene
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16 Jan 09
Members of a public inquiry probing the murder of Robert Hamill have visited Portadown to see where he was beaten by a loyalist mob.
Part of the town centre was sealed off to allow the family to view the area where he was attacked after a night out with friends.
Mr Hamill died 11 days after the attack in April 1997.
The panel viewed the scene, which included a police Land Rover similar to the one alleged to have been parked nearby at the time of the fatal assault.
The family said they were struck by the clear view of the area which was available from inside the vehicle when it was parked at the approximate position of where it was at the time, only a few yards from where Mr Hamill was killed.
The inquiry has been told that within days of the attack, police had a list of names for those involved as well as evidence that a police officer had warned one of the killers to dispose of clothes worn in the attack.
The police officer denies the allegation, while the police service is also denying wrongdoing in the case.
'So venceremos, beidh bua againn eigin lá eigin. Sealadaigh abú.'
--Bobby Sands