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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...

May 11, 2021 catholic news service Family members of victims of the 1971 Ballymurphy Massacre hold their pictures and a banner as they arrive at an inquest in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 11, 2021. A coroner ruled that 10 Catholics shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and their deaths were unjustified. (Credit: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters via 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. DUBLIN — A coroner in...

Derry & Strabane Councillors hold minute’s silence for Ballymurphy victims A minute’s silence was held by members of Derry City and Strabane Council’s Business and Culture Committee to remember the 10 people shot and killed in Ballymurphy and all loved ones murdered by the British Army. Tuesday, 11th May 2021, 5:11 pm A minute’s silence was held by members of Derry City and Strabane Council’s Business and Culture Committee to remember the 10 people shot and killed in Ballymurphy and all loved ones murdered by the British Army. The tribute was proposed by Committee Chair SDLP Council...

BBC News Ballymurphy Inquest: 'Now the world knows' Close 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 the Army, the coroner said. The coroner could not definitive...

Northern Ireland veteran faces prosecution over Ballymurphy deaths Robert Mendick © Provided by The Telegraph Relatives of Frank Quinn celebrate after the coroner the Ballymurphy inquest found the victims to be 'entirely innocent' A former paratrooper faces prosecution over the Ballymurphy “massacre” after a coroner ruled yesterday that 10 “entirely innocent” victims were shot dead by the British Army in Belfast almost 50 years ago. A judge presiding over the inquest concluded that the soldier – who can be identified only as M3 – killed Edward Doherty, a builder...