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Killing of Derry mother by British soldier 'not justified,' rules coroner

A coroner has ruled that the shooting of mother of six Kathleen Thompson in Derry over 50 years ago by a British soldier was 'not justified.' Judge Sandra Crawford was giving her judgement at the end of the second inquest into the death of Mrs ...

29 Jun 2022 at 15:02

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Fifty years on and still no justice for Kathleen Thompson

Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Ciara Ferguson has said it’s time for truth and justice for Kathleen Thompson. The 50th anniversary of the killing of mother of six Kathleen was commemorated at a mass at St Mary's Church in the Creggan last Saturday. ...

08 Nov 2021 at 12:20

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Kathleen Thompson inquest: Former soldier does not remember the killing of Derry mother-of-six

A former soldier said that he discussed the shooting of Kathleen Thompson with Soldier D in the 1990s 'once the persecutions of the soldiers started'. The witness, identified as KTM 25, told the inquest today that he served alongside ...

16 Feb 2021 at 19:57

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Kathleen Thompson remembered in Guildhall Vigil

In a fitting finale to the Thompson Family 'Thank You Vigil' in Derry's Guildhall, the assembled crowd held one minute's applause to celebrate what Pat Finucane Centre, Advocate, Sara Duddy, described as the family's "victory". The ...

03 Jul 2022 at 23:05

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Unjustified firing of shots by soldier

The Inquest into the death of Derry's Kathleen Thompson has ruled a soldier was unjustified in firing the shots which killed the mother-of-six, in Derry, in November 1971. The Pat Finucane Centre said: "The Family of Kathleen ...

29 Jun 2022 at 14:39

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Barrister claims a British Army regiment has erected 'a wall of silence' to protect the soldier believed to have fired the fatal shots that killed a Derry woman

A barrister has claimed that a British Army regiment has erected 'a wall of silence' to protect the soldier believed to have fired the fatal shots that killed a Derry mother of six. Soldier D was giving evidence yesterday on ...

24 Jun 2021 at 09:31

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Kathleen Thompson inquest: Former soldier believed to have fired fatal shots expected to give evidence this week

A preliminary hearing in the inquest into the shooting of a Derry mother-of-six Kathleen Thompson in November 1971 has been told that a soldier who believes he may have fired the fatal shots will be giving evidence this ...

22 Feb 2021 at 19:06

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Inquest told that British soldier was 'scared stiff' as he entered a house in Derry looking for an IRA man

The inquest into the shooting of Kathleen Thompson in Derry in November 1971 has heard from a former soldier who said he fired three shots on the night in question. KTM72 was giving evidence today about how he was one ...

25 Feb 2021 at 19:27

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Inquest resumes into death of Derry mother-of-six who was shot dead in 1971

The inquest into the death of Kathleen Thompson, the Derry mother-of-six who was shot dead in November 1971 by the British Army, resumed today. The inquest originally opened in March 2018 and was adjourned to allow ...

15 Feb 2021 at 15:57

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Kathleen Thompson remembered in Guildhall Vigil

In case you missed it first time around - July 2022: In a fitting finale to the Thompson Family 'Thank You Vigil' in Derry's Guildhall, the assembled crowd held one minute's applause to celebrate what Pat Finucane ...

26 Dec 2022 at 10:30

Northern Ireland

Lawyer for family of mother shot dead by soldier hits out at legacy Bill

A lawyer for the family of a mother-of-six killed by a soldier in an “unjustified” shooting has hit out at the Government’s controversial Bill to address legacy issues. An inquest into the death of 47-year-old ...

29 Jun 2022 at 18:00

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Kathleen Thompson's family challenging British Government's Legacy Bill

A number of judicial review proceedings have been lodged in the High Court by Madden & Finucane Solicitors, in response to the passing into law, pending royal assent, of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy ...

16 Sept 2023 at 10:09

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