Detectives to probe possible garda involvement in Shaun Duffy case - report

Detectives investigating the murder of Shaun Duffy at his home in Donegal in 2005 are examining allegations of garda involvement in his death, according to a report this morning.  

Investigators have been told the murder may be connected to the disappearance of James Curran, a 64-year-old man from Dungloe in July 2003, the Sunday Times reports today. 

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James Curran was a single man was last seen collecting his pension in Dungloe town. He has been missing for many long years. His family did everything they could to establish what happened to him since he went missing but unfortunately no new evidence has come to light. 

The Sunday Times reports a possible connection between Duffy’s murder and Curran’s disappearance - this is just one theory being pursued by detectives.

Gardaí are officially keeping an open mind on the motive for the violent killing of Shaun Duffy, which followed the victim’s attendance at a party in the Strand View Bar in Maghery on the night of January 28, 2005. Duffy continued to socialise at a house close to where he lived in Meenacross before returning home at approximately 2.30am. His body was discovered at about 2.30pm the following day.

Duffy was stabbed four times but also sustained severe head injuries. He received a wound to his right arm consistent with the use of a crossbow. There were no signs of a break-in at his home but there had been a struggle. 

The investigation, which was peer-reviewed in 2018, has involved taking statements from more than 600 people, to date.

Gardaí at Milford are continuing to investigate Duffy’s murder and are continuing to appeal for information.

An appeal for information was made on RTÉ's Crimecall last month by Superintendent David Kelly. He said that perhaps with the passing of time people may now be in a position to provide information that could help progress the investigation. 

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