Daniel Hegarty (15) shot twice as army moved into Creggan during operation to clear no-go areas set up by Republicans
Daniel Hegarty was shot and killed by a member of a British army patrol in the Creggan area of Derry on July 31st, 1972. Photograph: Derry JournalA decision to halt the prosecution of a former British soldier for the murder of a teenager in Derry more than 50 years ago is to be quashed, the High Court has ruled.
Senior judges identified flaws in the conclusion reached that the ex-serviceman’s statement about the killing of Daniel Hegarty would be legally inadmissible. Relatives of the 15-year-old victim are now set to press for the trial process to be reinstated. Daniel was shot twice in the head after the British army moved into the Creggan area of the city in July 1972. The killing occurred during Operation Motorman, when troops were deployed to clear so-called no-go areas set up by republican paramilitaries at the height of the Troubles.
In 2011, an inquest jury unanimously found that the Daniel posed no risk and had been shot without warning.
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