THE PSNI have identified 400 young people who were in the carpark of the Greenvale Hotel when a crush claimed the lives of three teenagers.
Morgan Barnard (17), Lauren Bullock (17) and 16-year-old Connor Currie died while queueing to get into the Cookstown hotel on Sunday.
At a press conference yesterday police said they have identified hundreds of young people who were in the queue on Sunday.
Detective Chief Superintendent Raymond Murray, head of Serious Crime Branch, said that 82 of those identified have now been interviewed and arrangements have been made to speak to another 106 people.
Police also said that 72 people have used a facility set up at the Burnavon Centre in Cookstown to speak with detectives involved in the investigation.
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Mr Murray said his officers have used the online Major Incident Public Portal “to allow people to upload mobile phone footage and images of the evening”.
He also revealed that a Cyber Support Vehicles has been sent to Cookstown which allows police to “download mobile phone footage from people at the scene”.
Mr Murray said the investigation is not concerned with the ages of those who attended the event - many of whom are believed to have been under 18.
“Detectives would again reassure anyone with concerns, the focus of our investigation is not the age of people who were at the event – it is about trying to find answers for the families of the three teenagers who tragically died,” he said.
“I would urge parents to talk with your children, support them and encourage them to come forward and tell their story to police so we can get an accurate picture of events that night. Their account of events on Sunday night could be crucial to establishing how Connor, Lauren and Morgan died.”
