The father of murder victim Kenneth Fetherston has told how he was approached by “very serious” people who offered to “sort” those responsible for his son’s death.
In an exclusive interview ahead of the 13th anniversary of his son’s killing this week, he revealed he’s been spoken to by people who offered to take the law into their own hands – but he pleaded with them not to do so.
Brian Fetherston said: “I’ve been asked if I want somebody else to do it for me and that it can be organised. And some of them were very serious people and they offered to sort it, so to speak. But I told them no please do not do this, stay out of it, the guards are dealing with it.”
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Tragic Kenneth’s partial remains were discovered on Military Road at the foot of the Dublin Mountains in Rathfarnham on January 31, 2010 – after he went missing and was likely killed on September 22, 2009.
Thursday marks the 13th anniversary of the father-of-one’s killing. It is suspected he was stabbed to death by two men known to him following a row over money.
The callous thugs then moved the 27-year-old’s body to the mountains, where it lay undiscovered for four agonising months.
But after 13 years his devastated father says he still has faith in the ongoing Garda Cold Case – and he turned down many offers not just because of his faith in the law – but because of his respect for his innocent son.
Brian said: “Ken wasn’t one that would be involved in that kind of behaviour and I never want to insult his memory.
“I’d much prefer for the suspects to be given the opportunity to try and prove themselves and ultimately discover they were wrong and then have to live in a confined space for a period of time –ideally a very long period of time."
Brian said he believes that investigating gardai from the Serious Crime Review Team have been re-interviewing many of those who were interviewed in the original garda case.
He added: “While they don’t say anything to us as to how the investigation is going, I am hopeful.
“They can’t be disclosing any information they may or may not have because at the end of the day we want a conviction. We all want that at the end of the day.”
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