Grief for McCallion Family As Teen Walks Free
The family of slain Garda Robbie McCallion were left disgusted yesterday, after a teenager avoided a jail sentence over the manslaughter of their son.
Jamie McGrenaghan(19) of Gortnathraw, Cashel, Kerrykeel, Co Donegal, was acquitted of his manslaughter yesterday.
McCallion, 29, died two weeks after he was struck by a car that McGrenaghan was driving in March 2009.McCallion and two colleagues had responded to a call regarding a stolen car at 4.30am on the morning of the incident. The gardaí attempted to block the path of the vehicle, which tried to ram their car but instead hit McCallion.
McGrenaghan had stolen the car earlier that night in Letterkenny with another man. In court, he said he panicked and was trying to escape. He also stated it was never his intention to hit the Gardaì.
McGrenaghan has pleaded guilty to endangering the lives of Gardaì Shane Lavelle and Joanne Doherty on that faithful night in Donegal. He will be sentenced next week.
Irish News Review 