Widow accuses RUC
by Laura Friel
The widow of John Slane, a Catholic murder victim, has
accused the RUC of double standards.
44-year-old John Slane was shot dead last March when
loyalist gunmen burst into his West Belfast home.
Speaking almost a year later, Martha Slane said the RUC
investigation into her husband's murder appeared ``in
sharp contrast'' to the RUC's response to the deaths of
loyalist Robert Dougan and Brendan Campbell, a drug
dealer.
The widow said `security forces' told her the UFF were
responsible for the attack but the RUC denied any group
had been identified. Martha Slane believes the
investigation into her husband's death was a cover-up
to keep fringe loyalist parties in the talks process.
``Because no group has been directly linked to John's
murder it is as if it never happened.'' No one ever
mentions him, said the widow. Twelve months after the
killing the RUC have yet to contact the Slane family.
``They haven't been in touch about forensics or
anything. John was just another Catholic and it didn't
seem to matter,'' she said.
![[An Phoblacht]](http://republican-news.org/graphics/title_gifs/aprn.gif)