Samuel Marshall Inquest daily summaries

Day 1: 20/3/23 The inquest into the death of Samuel ‘Sam’ Marshall began today, 20 March 2023. The inquest begins more than 32 years after...

Samuel Marshall Inquest daily summaries. Day 1: 20/3/23

The inquest into the death of Samuel ‘Sam’ Marshall began Monday, 20 March 2023. The inquest begins more than 32 years after Mr Marshall’s...

Springhill inquest Thursday 9th March

Henry ‘Harry’ Gargan, was the brother of Margaret Gargan, the youngest victim on 9 July 1972. Harry was 12 years old when his 13-year-old...

Springhill inquest Friday 10th March 2023 – the killings of Margaret...

The first witness at Friday's proceedings was Rosemary Heath née Kennedy who was 15 years old in 1972. She lived in Westrock Gardens in...

Springhill inquest Wednesday 8th March 2023

Mary Smith was the first civilian witness to take the stand today.  Known as Mary Moore in 1972 she lived in Westrock Drive and...

Springhill inquest Tuesday 7th March 2023

The inquest opened with the MoD’s cross examination of civilian witness Martin Pettigrew. The MoD’s strategy and tactics since the outset of the inquest...

Springhill Inquest Monday 6th March 2023

At the opening of the inquest it was stated that all of the counsels represented at the inquest agreed that a general warning should...

Springhill Inquest Wednesday 1st March

The inquest heard evidence from Thomas Reid and Martin Pettigrew. They are first civilian witness to give evidence to the inquest. Thomas Reid, who...

Springhill Inquest Tuesday 21st February 2023

By Paul Butler The second day of the Springhill inquest was taken up mostly with counsel for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) outlining the legal...

Springhill inquest gets underway 50 years after they were killed by...

The inquest into the deaths of five people killed by the British Army in the Springhill/ Westrock area opened Monday 20th February. High Court...