Killing of IRA man was unjustified, says coroner
Seamus Bradley, 19, was shot as he ran across a field in Derry/Londonderry in 1972.
He was killed by a soldier from the Royal Scots Regiment during Operation Motorman, an Army attempt to gain control of republican areas in Belfast and Derry, previously considered no-go zones for the security forces. His death has long been a matter of contention. The Army claimed he was shot while in a tree where he had allegedly been armed with a machine gun and suffered further injuries when he fell.
But his family alleged he was killed later, claiming he was taken away in an Army Saracen vehicle and sustained fatal injuries while being questioned.Coroner judge Patrick Kinney rejected both versions of events at the hearing in Belfast Coroner's Court, but said Mr Bradley did not pose a threat when he was killed.
Judge Kinney said he was satisfied Mr Bradley was killed by a soldier who got out of a Saracen vehicle, dropped to one knee and opened fire.
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