Dwyers welcome post mortem after son's shooting death
THE heartbroken family of an Irishman shot dead by Bolivian police hopes to bring his body home to Tipperary next week.
State Pathologist Marie Cassidy will carry out a post-mortem on Michael Dwyer's remains on Monday.
Over the weekend, his parents, Martin and Caroline, are preparing for their 24-year-old son's funeral in Ballinderry, Co Tipperary.
Yesterday, the family said they were "pleased" that a post mortem would be carried out.
The Dwyers said they "supported" the process as it would "help to establish the full facts in the long run."
It is understood the post mortem examination was sanctioned by the Dublin County Coroner's Office. The coroner agreed to release the body to the state pathologist.
The remains of the Tipperary native, who was shot dead in the hotel Las Americas in Santa Cruz nine days ago, were flown into Dublin airport from South America on Thursday night.
Mr Dwyer is expected to be laid to rest after funeral mass in Terryglass on Tuesday.
However, the arrangements have not yet been finalised, as the post mortem is to be completed first.
The family has renewed its appeal for privacy but has granted restricted access to Mr Dwyer's funeral.
Michael Dwyer was shot dead by police along with two other men -- Eduardo Rozsa Flores and Arpad Magyarosi -- after Bolivian police claimed to have intercepted a plot to kill socialist president Evo Morales.
Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin asked for all documentation relating to the incident in Bolivia to be released to Irish authorities at the Joint Committee for European Affairs yesterday.
Training
A source close to the family said Michael Dwyer travelled to the country as part of a group of 17 who were due to undertake a security training course.
It's understood Mr Dwyer, who previously worked for a private security firm in Ireland, decided to extend his stay in Bolivia after he found work as a bodyguard.
Bolivian president Morales has now welcomed an international probe into the shootings.
Mr Morales invited Foreign Affairs Minister Micheal Martin to Bolivia to help the inquiry.
- Eimear Ni Bhraonain
