Veteran Murder Squad detective denied cold case killer had head immersed in body parts

A retired detective sergeant from the Garda Technical Bureau has denied allegations made by Noel Long, convicted in connection with a 1981 murder in Cork. The pre-trial hearing at the Central Criminal Court heard that Long alleged he was beaten during interrogation at Union Quay Garda Station and had his head immersed in containers. Detective Gerry O'Carroll, a former member of the Murder Squad, rejected these…