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Sister of Bloody Sunday victim to bring charge against NI's Public Prosecution Service

The sister of a man killed in the Bloody Sunday massacre says she plans to bring a charge against...
Jack Quann
Jack Quann

21.11 29 Sep 2020


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Sister of Bloody Sunday victim to bring charge against NI's Public Prosecution Service

Jack Quann
Jack Quann

21.11 29 Sep 2020


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The sister of a man killed in the Bloody Sunday massacre says she plans to bring a charge against Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service (NIPPS) .

It comes after the service said it will not bring any further prosecutions against soldiers.

It followed a review of the cases of 15 veterans.

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In March last year, it was confirmed only one soldier - known as 'Soldier F' - would be prosecuted.

He is accused of two counts of murder and five of attempted murder.

Fourteen people died after British soldiers opened fire on crowds at a civil rights march in Co Derry in 1972.

A further 15 people were injured.

The families of the victims of those killed have voiced their disappointment at the decision.

Kate Nash is the sister of William Nash, who was killed on that day.

She told The Hard Shoulder that in her brother's case, there were three soldiers involved.

"Soldier J, Soldier E and Soldier P - now E has passed away unfortunately.

"But we know those soldiers took part in the deaths at the barricade, and the PPS did not even consider joint enterprise - which would have fitted that scenario and no more evidence needed.

"But in saying that, what we're going to do now is challenge that of course - but also my solicitor's been advised to go the PSNI and we want to put a charge to the Public Prosecution Service for misconduct of public office."

'I'm doing it for my brother'

She explained: "It's been done before."

"Even joint enterprise for Soldier P and Soldier J, that should have been considered.

"That was enough, that would be enough to take a prosecution on anybody with what's there".

"They're just not coming to the right decision, they're not doing what's proper really in law I feel".

"I'm doing it for my brother, but let's face it: it's so that other people, and the people of today and the people that's coming after them have the right to justice and fair justice and honest justice.

"And not a justice that the government can interfere on, they tell us that we're all equal before the law - but that's not the case at all".

On the PPS decision, she said: "Disappointment of course was the first reaction, but at the same time we sort of expected it.

"It's been the kind of hurdle that's been thrown up in front of us all through the years.

"British justice is not easy to obtain".

In light of the Soldier F prosecution, she said: "There's always that wee hope in there, it's like a miracle.

"But you kind of hope something like that will happen, that the truth will out, but it just never does.

"This is what we expected".

"I think about my brother actually every day at some point of the day - my father too, he's passed away.

"You sort of sometimes answer things in the way they would have".

"Of course I think of my brother - I think of the life he maybe could have had... what he would be doing now and how many kids he would have and grandchildren.

"He missed all that - he missed travelling, he missed the life that most of us had".

Sister of Bloody Sunday victim to bring charge against NI's Public Prosecution Service

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Main image: Bloody Sunday relative Kate Nash is seen outside Derry Magistrates' Court in September 2019. Picture by: Liam McBurney/PA Archive/PA Images

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