Four soldiers and seven horses died when an IRA bomb was detonated as members of the Household Cavalry were passing PAThe families of four British soldiers killed in the 1982 Hyde Park bombing have been granted legal aid to pursue a civil case against one of the alleged IRA attackers. John Downey was charged with killing the four Royal Household Cavalrymen but his case at the Old Bailey collapsed in 2014 when the 66-year-old Co Donegal resident produced a British government letter, sent in error, that said he would not be prosecuted. Relatives seeking to sue Mr Downey were denied legal aid five times before the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) confirmed that money would be awarded. Mark Tipper, whose 19-year-old brother Simon was killed, said the money would help the families in their quest for the truth. “I’m elated that we have got this far.…

Source: The Times February 07, 2018 00:02 UTC