Terence Wheelock

Terence Wheelock, a 20-year-old Dublin native from Summerhill in the city's north inner district, died on 16th September 2005 under manslaughter charges against Store Street Garda Station.

[citation needed] The events leading to and following Wheelock's death have continued to raise questions about the treatment of detainees and the protocols followed by law enforcement, highlighting a critical moment of scrutiny and calls for reform within the Irish justice system.

[1] Wheelock died in hospital on 16 September 2005,[2] after he was found unconscious in a cell in Store Street Garda Station two weeks earlier.

[This quote needs a citation] Kieran Bisset, a member of Dublin Fire Brigade who provide ambulance cover in the Dublin area, said a number of Gardaí were performing CPR on the unconscious man when the Fire Brigade were called after 2:30 p.m. "There was an obvious ligature mark around the front of his neck", he said, adding it was deep and previous experience would indicate it was from a cord or a shoelace.

[3] There were protests in favour of an independent inquiry into the death of Terence Wheelock in many locations including Store Street Garda Station, Dáil Éireann, and the Minister for Justice.