The PSNI has apologised to the family of a 28-year-old man murdered by the Loyalist Volunteer Force in 1998 for “inadequacies” in the investigation into his death.
Undisclosed damages also form part of a settlement announced in an action brought by the mother of Fergal McCusker, her lawyer said.
Mr McCusker was shot dead by the LVF in Maghera, Co Derry, as he made his way home from a night out in January 1998.
He had just returned to Northern Ireland from the United States a short time before he was abducted and killed.
No-one has ever been prosecuted for his murder.
His family have held concerns about the Royal Ulster Constabulary investigation and the…