THE circumstances surrounding the temporary release from prison of convicted murder Gary Anderson, and the way in which he was then able to abscond while attending the funeral of his father in Derry last week, are deeply alarming in every regard.

Anderson (29) was one of two brothers jailed for life in 2023 for the brutal killing of father-of-five Karol Kelly (35), who was repeatedly stabbed at a house in the Rosemount area of Derry during an altercation five years earlier.

Gary Anderson was due to serve a minimum of 15 years in custody, with his brother, Sean (27), given a tariff of 17 years, so it was not surprising that prison officials rejected both their applications for compassionate temporary release (CTR) after the death of their father earlier this month.

However, a day........

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