Sir Irvine Patnick: 'I totally accept responsibility for passing information'

I would like to put on the record how appalled and shocked I was to discover the extent of the deceit and cover-up surrounding these events.

It is now clear that the information I received from some police officers at the time was wholly inaccurate, misleading and plain wrong.

However, I totally accept responsibility for passing such information on without asking further questions.

So, many years after this tragic event, I am deeply and sincerely sorry for the part I played in adding to the pain and suffering of the victims' families.