Henry Keogh: Family see no point holding grudges over the longrunning, controversial case
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THE wheels of injustice have ground the Keogh family down over the past 20 years, but they are determined to face the future without bitterness.
Mr Keogh’s younger brother, David, told The Advertiser on Friday that his family saw no point in holding grudges over the longrunning, controversial case.
“The wheels of justice turn slowly but the wheels of injustice, they grind,” he said.
“I understand the deficiencies that may have existed in the system in the 1990s, and the important improvements that have been made.
“This has been a huge, massive train wreck and a tragedy that has just gone on and on ... we want to be gently forgiving, not critical, of the past.”
David praised the strength shown by every member of his family, including his late mother, in enduring two decades of grief, trauma and public suspicion.
“The depth of my father’s love and understanding is just amazing,” he said.
“My mother passed away in 2004 ... if she’s looking down from heaven, and I’d like to think she is, she’ll be celebrating with St Peter.
“Henry’s daughters and his lovely partner have been stoic, just incredible ... a lot of things could not have happened without them in particular.”
David said he and Mr Keogh had yet to concern themselves about whether prosecutors would someway remount the murder case.
“It’s not been an issue at this point,” he said.
“Henry is now in a position where he can really stop and consider what he wants to do with his life.”
He thanked his brother’s solicitors, Barbaro Thilthorpe Lawyers, and their many supporters in the public “for their patience”.
“From my brother’s perspective, Adelaide has changed in 20 years and it’s changed for the better ... I can’t imagine a better place to live,” he said.
“The evidence is there or it’s not, and the evidence isn’t there ... for years, my brother was an innocent man jailed for a crime he didn’t do and that sadly never occurred.
“When you haven’t done it, you have to fight — that’s what you have to do, that’s true of everything, particularly for the ones you love.”