David Quigley, 69, died in October after being beaten in his own home by a 15-year-old boy

The brother of a man who died after being assaulted in his own home said he had been “excluded from justice” after magistrates barred him from court because his presence would put the teenage attacker under “undue stress”.

Tom Quigley called on the Ministry of Justice to ensure bereaved relatives are not excluded from the court process after he was prevented from reading out a victim’s personal statement detailing his devastation at the lonely death of his older brother, David.

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