Police offer protection to witnesses who expose Lyra McKee’s killer
By Jane Whyatt
More than six months after investigative reporter Lyra McKee was murdered, police hunting the killer are offering a range of measures to protect witnesses. In addition a reward of £10,000 (11,500 euros) is on offer for information that leads to a conviction in the case.
Screenshot from police video of suspects on the night Lyra McKee was shot. Photo: PSNI
Video statements, voice distortion and anonymity can be used to ensure that the New IRA dissident Republican group, which has claimed responsibility for the fatal shooting, cannot carry out its threat that “informants will be killed“. The warning has been…