Kieran Doherty, 31, was found dead on the Braehead Road in Derry, close to the Irish border on February 24th, 2010.

A statement from the mother of Oran Doherty was read to the Omagh Bombing Inquiry on Monday.

He previously said in a documentary with Louis Theroux which aired last year that he was a ‘very sick man’ due to his lifestyle.

The actress spoke to her former co-star, Jason Priestley, about the circumstances around her sacking from the show.