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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 to have been responsible for. She ruled out any paramilitary involvement by any of those killed, ...

'); '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 Updated Tue 5:43 PM RELATIVES OF 10 people killed in west Belfast in disputed shootings invol...

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 British soldiers were "entirely innocent", a coroner has ruled. The Army has been found to be respon...

– 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 demonstrate that its use of force had been justified. The coroner also rejected a suggestion from the Ministr...

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 and said found that there had been a disproportionate use of force by the British Army. She said the...