Coroner commends dead journalist's bravery

A coroner has paid tribute to the bravery of Martin O'Hagan, the journalist shot dead five years ago in the north of Ireland. John Leckey, the coroner, said he was satisfied that O'Hagan was murdered because he had been investigating drug-dealing loyalists. Chief Inspector Charles Patterson told the inquest in Armagh that he was confident the killers were among eight people associated with loyalist paramilitary organisations who were interviewed by the police. But no-one has ever been charged. "I don't have the evidence to proceed against these persons," he said. Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan has been asked to investigate the police inquiry. (Via BBC)