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| The panel carrying out a public inquiry into the murder of Robert Hamill have visited Portadown to see where he was attacked by a loyalist mob. | The panel carrying out a public inquiry into the murder of Robert Hamill have visited Portadown to see where he was attacked by a loyalist mob. |
| Mr Hamill died 11 days after the attack in April 1997. | Mr Hamill died 11 days after the attack in April 1997. |
| The inquiry is investigating claims that RUC officers in a nearby Land Rover failed to intervene. | The inquiry is investigating claims that RUC officers in a nearby Land Rover failed to intervene. |
| A police vehicle was parked in the same area to allow panel members, lawyers and Mr Hamill's family to assess the view that officers would have had. | A police vehicle was parked in the same area to allow panel members, lawyers and Mr Hamill's family to assess the view that officers would have had. |
| The centre of the town was cordoned off by police for more than an hour on Thursday evening for their visit. | The centre of the town was cordoned off by police for more than an hour on Thursday evening for their visit. |
| Public hearings in the inquiry into Mr Hamill's murder began on Tuesday. | |
| The inquiry was told that within weeks of the attack, the RUC had names for those involved, as well as evidence a reserve constable had protected one of the killers by telling him to get rid of clothing. | |
| The reserve constable denies the allegation, and the police service also denies any wrongdoing. |