The new head of the Omagh bomb investigation is to face tough questions from victims' relatives when he meets them for the first time next week.
With families still €300,000 short of the €1.5 million needed to pay for a legal action against the men they blame for the atrocity, talks are to take place on the fresh investigation. In a letter to relatives in advance of next Tuesday's meeting, Assistant Chief Constable Sam Kinkaid said: "In recent months there have been a number of changes in the management and direction of the investigation into this horrendous crime."
Mr Kinkaid said he would introduce the new senior investigating officer, Det Supt Norman Baxter, and his deputy to the families of the 29 people who were killed in the "Real IRA" bomb attack in Omagh on August 15th, 1998.
The meeting would also provide an "outline of the roles and responsibilities of our colleagues from Merseyside Constabulary", he added. Supt Baxter has replaced the retired Brian McArthur as the police chief with responsibility for the Omagh area.
