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Ten people killed in west Belfast 50 years ago were “entirely innocent”, a coroner has ruled. There was applause at Belfast Coroner’s Court as the findings were delivered following fresh inquests into the 10 deaths in Ballymurphy in August 1971, which included a mother-of-eight and a Catholic priest. Presiding Coroner Mrs Justice Keegan acknowledged it was a chaotic time but ruled that the use of force by soldiers had been “disproportionate” in the nine deaths the Army was found...

); My father was shot in the back and murdered: Jubilant scenes as Ballymurphy families celebrate inquest verdict Ten people, including a mother of eight and a Catholic priest, were killed in disputed shootings involving the Army in west Belfast in August 1971. By Press Association Tuesday 11 May 2021, 5:43 PM Tue 7:37 AM 18,549 Views 16 Comments ...

Ten killed in Belfast by British Army were entirely innocent, coroner rules The Army has been found to be responsible for nine of the 10 deaths in August 1971, which included a mother-of-eight and a Catholic priest 11 May 2021 • 3:05pm Families of people who were killed at Ballymurphy arrive the International Convention Centre (ICC) in Belfast where the Nightingale Lagan court is sitting Credit: Liam McBurney/PA Ten people killed in west Belfast 50 years ago in disputed shootings involving Br...

– Francis Quinn The men were shot in an area of open ground behind Springfield Park. Mrs Justice Keegan said that the two men had entered a field to assist an injured man and added that neither was injured or in the vicinity of anyone with a gun. She said: “I find on the balance of probabilities that both deceased men were shot by the British Army.” Relatives of Father Hugh Mullan (Rebecca Black/PA) She said that the force used was not justified. She said the state had failed to demonstra...

Share this article Ten people shot dead in Ballymurphy, west Belfast in 1971 were entirely innocent and killed without justification, an inquest has found. The nine men and one woman were killed over three days, shortly after the British Government introduced internment without trial in the North. This afternoon, Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan said the British Army was responsible for nine of the killings during the event, known as the Ballymurphy Massacre. She exonerated all ten of any wrongdoing ...

Ten people killed in west Belfast 50 years ago in disputed shootings involving British soldiers were “entirely innocent”, a coroner has ruled. The Army has been found to be responsible for nine of the 10 deaths in August 1971, which included a mother-of-eight and a Catholic priest. Presiding Coroner Mrs Justice Keegan said there was not enough evidence for her to determine where the shot that killed the 10th victim, John McKerr, came from, but branded it “shocking” that there was no ade...

Relatives of 10 people killed in west Belfast in shootings involving British soldiers 50 years ago have welcomed a ruling that their loved ones were “entirely innocent”. There were jubilant scenes outside Belfast Coroner’s Court as the families of those shot in Ballymurphy in August 1971 emerged to cheers from supporters. John Teggart, whose father Danny was among those killed, welcomed the “historic verdict”. “After 50 years they have finally had their names cleared,” he said. Th...

BBC News By Colm Kelpie media captionA priest and a mother of eight were among the 10 people killed at Ballymurphy Ten people killed in west Belfast almost 50 years ago in the wake of an Army operation were "entirely innocent", an inquest has found. The inquest, which began in November 2018, examined the deaths in and around the Ballymurphy area of west Belfast in August 1971. The shootings happened after an operation in which paramilitary suspects were detained without trial. Victims included...

Joseph Murphy who was shot dead in the Ballymurphy Massacre in 1971 “The evidence establishes that the deceased were unarmed and posing no threat. They were innocent people,” said Mrs Justice Keegan. Each of the deceased were shot by the British army who were stationed in the nearby Henry Taggart Hall. Mrs Justice Keegan said it was “very unfortunate” she had not heard accounts from soldiers involved on the day and that no one explained the military response which led to...

Ten people killed in west Belfast 50 years ago in disputed shootings involving British soldiers were “entirely innocent”, a coroner has ruled. The Army has been found to be responsible for nine of the 10 deaths in August 1971, which included a mother-of-eight and a Catholic priest. Presiding Coroner Mrs Justice Keegan said there was not enough evidence for her to determine where the shot that killed the 10th victim, John McKerr, came from, but branded it “shocking” that there was no ade...