Family of man shot by soldiers in 1978 hope for answers as inquest opens Patrick Duffy was shot dead at a house in Londonderry in 1978 (family handout/PA) Jonathan McCambridge, PA 21 April, 2023 14:13 The inquest is taking place at Londonderry Courthouse (Brian Lawless/PA) The family of a man shot dead by soldiers in…
Fresh ‘shoot-to-kill’ inquest to open in Derry Father-of-six, Patrick Duffy was shot dead by undercover British soldiers. Seamus McKinney 20 April, 2023 11:27 A fresh inquest into the 1978 death of a man who is alleged to be the first ‘shoot-to-kill’ victim of the Troubles is expected to open in Derry on Friday. Leading human…
JOINT PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES & RELATIVES FOR JUSTICE ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND GRANTS FRESH INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF THOMAS BURNS SHOT BY BRITISH ARMY ON 13th JULY 1972 IN BELFAST ISSUED 31ST MARCH 2023 On the 30th March 2023 the Attorney General for Northern Ireland directed a fresh…
PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES LEGACY INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF PATRICK DUFFY ON 24TH NOVEMBER 1978 9th FEBRUARY 2023 At an inquest hearing today Coroner Mrs Bagnall J fixed the opening of an inquest into the fatal shooting of Patrick Duffy for the 19th to 21st April 2023 at Derry Court.…
PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES LEGACY INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF PATRICK DUFFY ON 24TH NOVEMBER 1978 13th JANUARY 2023 At an inquest hearing yesterday into the fatal shooting of Patrick Duffy by an undercover army unit in Derry on the 24th of November 197 the Coroner Bagnall J directed that the…
MoD delaying inquest to benefit from ‘morally corrupt’ legacy laws, barrister says The MoD claims the hold-up in disclosing evidence is due to resourcing issues (PA) David Young, PA 14 December, 2022 18:16 The Ministry of Defence is delaying an inquest for a man shot dead by soldiers to benefit from “morally corrupt” laws that…
PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES INQUEST INTO DEATH OF MASTER PATRICK CRAWFORD (15) ON 10TH AUGUST 1975 TO OPEN AT LAGANSIDE COURTHOUSE BELFAST ON MONDAY 21ST MARCH 2022 16th MARCH 2022 The inquest into the death of Master Patrick Crawford, shot dead in the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital on the…
PRESS RELEASE Attorney General for Northern Ireland Directs Fresh Inquest into the fatal shootings of the New Lodge 6 Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates 12th February 2021 Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates, Belfast welcome the decision by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland, Brenda King, issued today directing fresh inquests into the fatal…
PRESS RELEASE BY HARTE COYLE COLLINS, SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES, IN RESPECT OF FRESH INQUEST GRANTED INTO THE MURDER OF PATRICK DUFFY Patricia Coyle, Solicitor of Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates, representing the next of kin of Patrick Duffy, confirmed today that the Attorney General for Northern Ireland, Mr John Larkin Q.C., directed on the…
