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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 adequate investigation of the killing afterwards. The coroner acknowledged it was a chaotic time in Nor...

9 of the 10 shootings were attributed to the British Army, the inquest found Coronor Mrs Siobhan Keegan scrutinised five separate incidents during hearing First was shooting of parish priest Father Hugh Mullan, 38, and Frank Quinn, 19 In the second incident Noel Philips, 19, Joseph Murphy, 41, Joan Connolly, 44, and Daniel Teggart, 44, were fatally wounded by gunfire In the third, Eddie Doherty, 31, died as he came across soldiers and protesters

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Ballymurphy families welcome ‘entirely innocent’ findings by coroner Updated: May 11, 2021, 7:14 pm Families celebrate outside the International Convention Centre in Belfast (Liam McBurney/PA) 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 �...

‘The fight is won’, says daughter of Ballymurphy victim Rebecca Black and David Young, PA 11 May 2021, 10:12 am The daughter of one of 10 Belfast shooting victims whose names were cleared following fresh inquests has said ‘the fight is won’. Presiding Coroner Mrs Justice Keegan found that soldiers were responsible for nine of the deaths, while there was not enough evidence over the 10th. She said all 10 “were entirely innocent of wrongdoing on the day in question”. The family of Daniel Teggart, one of 10 people who were killed in disputed shootings in west Belfast in 1971 (Liam Mc...