Family of murdered ‘good Samaritan’ Alan Geddes seeks damages

Craig Snee from Thompsons Solicitors said the family was looking to get answers, accountability and compensation after an “utterly tragic loss”.

“They had been pushing for a fatal accident inquiry, which has been denied, so these are really the only steps they can possibly take, in order to obtain answers and to obtain justice for this horrible, horrible event,” he said.

Mr Snee said while they could not put an exact figure on the damages being sought, they were looking to recover a “substantial” amount for the family.

“It appears when you look at the circumstances of the case that there have been failings on numerous different levels, that could easily have prevented the tragic events of what occurred.

“If they had been stopped, it would have meant that a family hadn’t lost a father, and a brother and a loved one.”