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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...

Army used 'disproportionate' force in 1971 NIreland killings: coroner AFP 2 days ago AFP © PAUL FAITH The 10 people were killed at the height of "The Troubles", a sectarian conflict over British rule in Northern Ireland which raged over three decades until 1998 British soldiers used "clearly disproportionate" force during violence in Northern Ireland that saw 10 civilians shot dead in 1971, a coroner ruled Tuesday, finding the victims all innocent of any crimes. The finding into the deaths in Ballymurphy, west Belfast, over three days in August 1971 were met with applause...

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. The daughter of Joseph Corr, another of those killed, said the inquest verdict had gone further than s...

‘Entirely innocent’ Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he was never in any doubt about the Ballymurphy killings “that these innocents were killed without any justification and that they were entirely innocent”. He said in the Dáil that there remained “enormous personal grief and sense of loss that is renewed when intensive media attention returns to a case like this”. “It’s been a very harrowing experience for relatives and there have been many false dawns in terms of trying to get closure and trying to get justice.” Mr Martin also stressed that t...

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 a priest trying to help the wounded and a mother of eight. Nine of the 10 victims were killed by th...