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Statement from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the findings of the Ballymurphy inquest Statement from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on the findings of the Ballymurphy inquest. From: 11 May 2021 I want to acknowledge the terrible hurt that has been caused to the families of Francis Quinn, Father Hugh Mullan, Noel Phillips, Joan Connolly, Daniel Teggart, Joseph Murphy, Edward Doherty, John Laverty, Joseph Corr, and John McKerr. I pay tribute to the great patience with which their families have conducted themselves during their determined campaign, which has las...

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...

By Rebecca Black and David Young, PA 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 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 British army was found to have been responsible for. She ruled out any paramilitary involvem...

Rita Bonner, sister of a victim John Laverty, arrives at an inquest in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 11, 2021. A coroner ruled that Laverty and nine other Catholics shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and their deaths were unjustified. (CNS photo/Clodagh Kilcoyne, Reuters) DUBLIN (CNS) -- A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled that a priest and nine lay Catholics who were shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were “entirely innocent” and their deaths were unjustified. What became known as the Ballymurphy Massacre in Belfast, Northern Ireland, i...

Ballymurphy families celebrate inquest findings Duration: 01:58 Ten people killed in west Belfast 50 years ago in disputed shootings involving British soldiers were “entirely innocent”, a coroner has ruled. The British 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...