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06 Sept 2025

Derry schoolboy killed by a British soldier to be remembered 40 years after his death

Commemoration to be held at spot where Stephen McConomy (11) was killed by plastic bullet

Derry schoolboy killed by a British soldier to be remembered 40 years after his death

Srephen McConomy - kiled 40 years ago today

A Derry schoolboy killed by a British soldier in the city will be remembered later today on the 40th anniversary of his death.

Stephen McConomy (11) died in hospital three days after a soldier from the Royal Anglian Regiment shot him in the head with a plastic bullet on April 16 1982.

Witnesses claimed he was shot from a distance of just seven feet.

A commemoration event to mark the 40th anniversary of his killing will take place at 2.30pm this afternoon (Saturday) at the spot on Fahan Street where he was killed.

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