Conor Murphy has again refused to state publicly that murdered south Armagh man Paul Quinn was not a criminal.Mr Quinn's mother Breege has repeatedly called for the Sinn Fein MLA to say publicly that her son was not a criminal, saying the slur on his name has compounded her family's grief.
The 21-year-old from Cullyhanna was beaten to death by a gang of around a dozen men in a farm shed across the border near Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, in 2007.The killing became one of the talking points of the Irish election as Mr Quinn's mother called for the former Newry and Armagh MP to be removed from his post as a minister over the comments.
"I made a statement in relation to that, I have written to the family and my offer to meet the family remains, I am happy to meet them at any time," he said.When pressed by the PA news agency, Mr Murphy added: "I made a statement, I am content to meet the family at any time and discuss these matters with them."
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