Gardaí cleared of Wheelock mistreatment
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 15:43An inquiry by the Garda Ombudsman into the death of a Dublin man who died following his arrest has found he was not mistreated in any way in Store Street Garda Station.
Terence Wheelock died in hospital on 16 September 2005.
He had been found unconscious in a cell in Store Street Garda Station three months earlier.
The Ombudsman Report also found that an allegation that he was sexually assaulted was wholly without foundation.
It said that there was insufficient evidence to support an allegation of assault.
While no individual garda has been found to be culpable in relation to Mr Wheelock's death, the report identified a number of system failures.
These included the failure to remove the cord from his tracksuit and to properly record details in custody.
