New inquest ordered into New Lodge Six deaths Relatives of the New Lodge Six have been campaigning for a new inquest. Picture by Hugh Russell Michael McHugh, Press Association 12 February, 2021 12:35
The Attorney General has ordered a new inquest into the deaths of six men believed to have been killed by the British Army in north Belfast during the Troubles.
James McCann, James Sloan, Anthony Campbell, Ambrose Hardy, John Loughran and Brendan Maguire were killed in the New Lodge in 1973.
A number of them were members of the IRA.
Attorney General Brenda King wrote to victims group Relatives for Justice (RFJ), informing it of her decision.
The Attorney General has ordered a new inquest into the deaths of six men believed to have been killed by the Army in North Belfast during the Troubles.
James McCann, James Sloan, Anthony Campbell, Ambrose Hardy, John Loughran and Brendan Maguire were killed in the New Lodge area in 1973.
A number of them were members of the IRA.
We have just received communication from the Attorney General that following a Section 14 Application from Relatives for Justice that a fresh inquest has been ordered into the killings of 6 men in New Lodge in February 1973. #NewLodge6 Relatives 4 Justice (@RelsForJustice) February 12, 2021
Attorney General Brenda King wrote to victims’ group Relatives For Justice (RFJ), informing it of her decision.
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By Julian O Neill
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image captionJames McCann, 19, James Sloan, 19, Anthony Campbell, 19, Ambrose Hardy, 24, John Loughran, 34 and Brendan Maguire, 32 were all killed on 3 February 1973
The Attorney General for Northern Ireland has ordered a new inquest into the deaths of six men believed to have been killed by the army almost 50 years ago.
It follows an application, to Brenda King, by relatives including some fresh evidence.
None of the men were armed.
The Attorney General s decision has been communicated to the court unit currently dealing with a five-year programme of troubles legacy inquests.
It is too early to know when the new inquest will be heard.
Attorney General set to rule on call for fresh inquest into British army killing of New Lodge Six The New Lodge Six
Mike Ritchie of Relatives for Justice
THE Attorney General is set to decide whether there should be a new inquest into the British army killing of six Catholic men nearly 50 years ago.
The victims, known as the New Lodge Six, died during two separate shooting incidents in north Belfast overnight between February 3 and 4 1973.
Three of the men were members of the IRA but were not involved in republican activities at the time.
It is suspected by some that the British army s undercover Military Research Force may have been involved in killing two of the men, IRA members James Sloan (19) and James McCann (19).
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