Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson said: “In 2005, the then Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland made a referral to the Office of the Police Ombudsman for an independent investigation into allegations that two police officers were present when a person admitted responsibility for the 1990 murder of Eoin Morley, and took no action and we welcome the publication of their report today.

"We will now take time to consider the report in full, however it is noted the Police Ombudsman has concluded that it could not be established that Special Branch Officers heard an admission of Mr Morley’s murder."