The sister of one of eight IRA men killed by the SAS at Loughgall in 1987 has said she hopes a fresh inquest into his death will prove there were alternatives to what happened. The case is one of a number of historic cases from Northern Ireland’s troubled past that are awaiting or undergoing new inquest proceedings. It revealed 44 legacy inquest cases, some of which are incidents involving multiple deaths. Alan Black (right), the sole survivor of the Kingsmill Massacre, and Karen Armstrong (left), whose brother John McConville was murdered, speaking to the media outside Belfast Coroner’s Court, following a hearing of the Kingsmill inquest (Niall Carson/PA)The Kingsmill inquest has been running since 2016 and remains ongoing. An inquest previously took place into the killings of the eight along with civilian Anthony Hughes in 1995.

Source: Irish Examiner December 31, 2018 10:52 UTC