Adrian Ismay murder: Thoughts of detectives are with wife and three children forced to relive horror

The PSNI has released a statement hailing the conviction of dissident republican murderer Christopher Robinson.
By Adam Kula
Published 6th Mar 2020, 19:40 BST
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Christopher Robinson

He killed prison officer and St John’s Ambulance volunteer Adrian Ismay with an under-car bomb in a public street in east Belfast in 2016.

The PSNI statement, in the name of Detective Superintendent Richard Campbell, said: “We welcome the guilty verdict delivered today by the judge and await the tariff setting of Christopher Robinson in due course.

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“My thoughts today are first and foremost with Adrian’s grieving wife, his three children and wider family circle who are still coming to terms with the pain and loss they feel every day.

“They will be reliving the horror of what happened when a device, which had been placed under his van, exploded in the Hillsborough Drive area of east Belfast on Friday 4th March 2016.

“Adrian, 52, who was a St John’s Ambulance volunteer, died 11 days later in hospital on March 15.

“I hope today’s conviction will provide some comfort for Adrian’s family. It should also serve as a warning to anyone involved in terrorism within our community that the PSNI will investigate

these offences robustly and vigorously to bring offenders to justice.”