Police Ombudsman finds raft of failings, including loss of UFF killers’ guns

Mr O’Hara’s taxi at Dunmurry RUC station after his murder by loyalists gunmen in April 1991. Inset: John O’Hara

Mr O’Hara’s taxi at Dunmurry RUC station after his murder by loyalists gunmen in April 1991. Inset: John O’Hara

Two guns used in the sectarian murder of a Catholic taxi driver have disappeared from police evidence stores.

The details emerged in a damning report which found the RUC investigation into the killing of John O’Hara (41) was “ineffective” and not capable of bringing the perpetrators to justice.