The inquest into the murder of Daniel Carson, a 29 year old Catholic who was shot dead as he left his job on the Shankhill Road on the 1st November 1973, commenced at Laganside Courthouse on Monday 20th February 2017. The inquest, which is one of only two legacy inquests listed for hearing in 2016/2017,…
The BBC investigative journalism programme Spotlight will this evening focus on the horrific unsolved murder of 33 year old Catholic woman Rosaleen O Kane in 1976. The next of kin of Rosaleen O Kane, who was murdered on the 17th September 1976 in North Belfast, submitted an application to the Attorney General for Northern Ireland…
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors, acting on behalf of Stephen Crumlish, Michael Toner, Gerry McGowan and Gerry Kelly (known as the Derry 4), confirmed today that documents were submitted to the High Court in Belfast by representatives for the Chief Constable of the PSNI on Friday 16th September 2016, indicating that all the original interview notes…
http://www.irishnews.com/news/2016/08/23/news/pfc-accuses-police-of-blocking-ombudsman-derry-four-report-663135/ POLICE have been accused of blocking the delivery of a final Police Ombudsman’s report into the case of four Derry men wrongly accused of murdering a British soldier. The case of the Derry Four – Gerry Kelly, Gerry McGowan, Michael Toner and Stephen Crumlish – centred on the Provisional IRA shooting of Lieutenant…
A print and print fragments were lifted from the vehicle after the shooting of Daniel Joseph Carson in the Shankill area of Belfast in November 1973. But, because they were not directly linked to the murder, they were discarded in line with police policy. Coroner Mr Justice Adrian Colton told a preliminary inquest hearing at…
The next of kin of Rosaleen O Kane, who was murdered on the 17th September 1976 in North Belfast, submitted an application to the Attorney General for Northern Ireland on the 16th May 2016 asking that he direct a fresh inquest into her murder. Rosaleen O Kane, a 33 year old single Catholic woman, lived…
The Troubles: Inquest judge accuses MoD of advising soldiers to apply for anonymity 19 January 2016 Image captionThe judge made his comments during the second day of a two-week review into 56 legacy cases A senior judge has accused the Ministry of Defence (MoD) of delaying court proceedings and inquests by routinely advising former soldiers…
Teenager ‘may have been shot dead by soldier in 1975’ A preliminary hearing was held in Belfast’s Laganside court A teenager shot outside a Belfast hospital over 40 years ago may have been killed by a soldier, a coroners’ court has heard. Patrick Crawford, 15, was hit while walking through the grounds of the Royal…
“A major review of inquests into some of the most controversial killings during the Troubles got under way on Monday. There are 56 cases involving 97 deaths. They include killings by police officers and soldiers, and others where there are allegations of state collusion. As the review got under way in Belfast, the time taken…
A BBC Spotlight programme broadcast on the 7th November 2015 highlighted the ongoing information war between the relatives of those shot by the military in Northern Ireland during the Troubles and the MOD. The family of Annette McGavigan, a 14 year old girl, shot dead by the military on the 6th of September 1971 at…
