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TEN people killed by British soldiers in west Belfast 50 years ago were “entirely innocent,” a coroner ruled today. 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 Justice Keegan said that it was a “highly charged and difficult environment” in Northern Ireland at the time. Despite this she ruled that the use of force by soldiers had been “disproportionate” in the nine deaths the British Army was found responsible for. She ruled out any paramilitary involvement by...

Cavalcade remembers Ballymurphy victims 50 years on Updated / Tuesday, 11 May 2021 21:25 Cars beeping their horns drove through the community. Passengers inside waved large flags bearing the faces and names of each victim on one side, and on the other side, a single word emblazoned in bold "innocent". In her verdicts, Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan said that nine of the 10 victims were shot by the British Army. She could not make a finding in relation to the tenth person, based on the available evidence. Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald described the day as "bittersweet" with British Prime...

Ballymurphy Inquests told "deceased were entirely innocent" Findings delivered on Tuesday morning (Image: Liam McBurney/PA Wire) Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The inquests into the deaths of 10 people shot dead in Ballymurphy in ...

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...

Ballymurphy inquests told ten killed were 'entirely innocent' The judge split the findings into five separate incidents Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice The inquests into the deaths of 10 people shot dead in Ballymurphy in 1971 concluded on Tuesday with Mrs Justice Keegan saying “all the deceased were entirely innocent of any wrongdoing on the day in question”. In her delivery o...