Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team have today, Friday 9 January, made a renewed appeal for information regarding the murder of Glenn Quinn.
The renewed appeal follows the six year anniversary of Mr Quinn’s death on Saturday, 4th January 2020 and is backed by a reward of up to £40,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for his murder.
Twenty thousand pounds of the total reward is being offered by the independent charity Crimestoppers. A separate offer of a further £20,000 continues to be offered by a donor who wishes to remain anonymous.
This additional offer is not affiliated with the Crimestoppers Charity but will also reward any information that leads to a conviction in this case.
Detective Inspector Jack Kelly said: "Six years have now passed since Mr Quinn was tragically found dead inside his own home in the Ashleigh Park area of Carrickfergus.
"We are conscious that this is six long years that his family have continued to suffer without the answers or justice that they deserve.
“Detectives continue to investigate Mr Quinn's senseless murder, and we remain as steadfast as ever in our dedication to bring those responsible for Glenn’s murder to justice.”
Detective Inspector Kelly continued: “I believe Glenn was attacked by a group of men inside his home at some stage in the days leading up to his body being discovered on 4th January 2020.
“This was a callous and merciless attack that I believe was premeditated by those involved. Glenn was a defenceless man and would have suffered a slow and painful death.
“I still believe that there are people out there who know what happened that day and who know who was responsible for the attack.
“Glenn was a much-loved member of the local community and the insurmountable weight of his loss is still felt heavily today by those who knew and loved him. The conscience of those with information to share must weigh heavily on them.
“Our request to those people remains the same, please come forward and share any information you have. Help us bring those responsible to justice.”
Meanwhile, the family of Glenn Quinn have supported the renewed appeal for information, adding:
“As a family we fully support the Major Investigation Team and the investigation into Glenn’s murder. Our main aim over the last six years has always been that Glenn would not be forgotten about, and that those responsible would ultimately be brought before the courts.
“Glenn’s face is on banners all over his home town, we would ask anyone who holds any information in relation to his cowardly murder to have a look at Glenn, remember the kind, decent man he was and to come forward to police or Crimestoppers. Glenn did not deserve to have his life taken from him so violently, those responsible must be held accountable.”
If for any reason you do not want to contact police, information can be shared completely anonymously through the charity Crimestoppers who are offering a substantial reward for information that helps.
A spokesperson for the charity Crimestoppers explained: “With Crimestoppers, computer IP addresses are never traced. Telephone calls are never recorded, there is no caller line display and no 1471 facility. We are independent of the police and guarantee complete anonymity.
“The reward will only be payable for information passed directly to Crimestoppers and not to the police. A reward code must be asked for when speaking to our Contact Centre or when completing an anonymous online form via our website.”
Contact Crimestoppers online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org or call the charity’s 24/7 Contact Centre on 0800 555 111.