The family of a man shot in the back by a British soldier as he tried to run to safety on Bloody Sunday are to be awarded more than £160,000, a Belfast High Court judge has ruled. Mr Campbell, a father-of-nine, was aged 52 when he was wounded by a bullet from a high velocity rifle fired by Lance Corporal F. Mr Campebell died in 1985. With liability accepted, proceedings brought by Mr Campbell’s family centred on a dispute over the level of compensation. Counsel for the Campbell family claimed Lance Corporal F had acted liked it was a “turkey shoot”. He said his father tried to keep his suffering hidden from the family.

Source: The Irish Times June 11, 2019 12:00 UTC