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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 the four deaths. She said she was satisfied there was some IRA activity in the area at the time, bu...

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...

'); Ballymurphy inquests: Use of lethal force by British Army in 1971 shootings 'not justified', coroner rules The shooting of 10 people over three days in west Belfast in 1971 has become known as the Ballymurphy Massacre. By Press Association Tuesday 11 May 2021, 2:40 PM Tue 2:02 PM 36,748 Views 28 Comments Families arriving at the the International Convention Centre in Belfast. Image: PA Images Image: PA Images Updated Tue 2:40 PM AN INQU...

A Northern Ireland inquest found that British soldiers killed unarmed innocent civilians in a massacre in Belfast during three chaotic days in 1971, foreshadowing the horrors of Bloody Sunday six months later. Relatives of victims arrive for the inquest into the Ballymurphy shooting in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison) (CN) — A Northern Irish high court judge on Tuesday declared that British soldiers fatally shot innocent civilians, among them a mother of eight and a Catholic priest, nearly 50 years ago in a West Belfast massacre that foreshadowed the infamous...

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...