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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...

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...

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...

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...