Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:

“Once again the Republican mask has slipped and in what spectacular fashion! Can anyone imagine a senior political figure coming out with such trenchant criticism of police officers conducting an investigation into the brutal murder of a young constable anywhere else in the United Kingdom?

“The PSNI need to be able to investigate this and other cases without fear of falling foul of the wrath of co-First Minister McGuinness.”