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UK expert says exhumation of Liam Farrell's body could prove successful

Sep 11, 2025 13:39
By Eoghan Murphy
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UK expert says exhumation of Liam Farrell's body could prove successful
Colin Sutton was a Senior Investigating Officer in the Metropolitan Police from January 2003 to January 2011, leading more than thirty successful murder investigations

Liam Farrell, 87, was found dead at the back of his house in Rooskey in January 2020.

One of the UK's leading policing experts says an exhumation of a Leitrim man's body could yield new information on the case.

Liam Farrell, 87, was found dead at the back of his house in Rooskey in January 2020.

An inquest found he died of a heart attack, but his family believes he was attacked beforehand.

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They're calling for Liam's body to be exhumed - with RTÉ Prime Time featuring the case tonight.

Colin Sutton, a former senior investigating officer in the Metropolitan Police, says an exhumation could be successful:

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