Aidan McAnespie
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Aidan McAnespie (1965–21 February 1988) was an Irish Catholic who was killed in contested circumstances from a bullet discharged from a weapon in control of British soldiers at a border checkpoint during The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Charges were initially brought against a soldier for manslaughter but were dropped prior to prosecution. McAnespie's family allege a cover-up by the British state.
The incident was investigated by both the RUC and the Gardai with no evidence of anything other than an accidental discharge being the cause of death[1]. Despite this, Aidan's family, human rights groups and the Catholic Cardinal of Ireland Tomas Ó Fiaich have described Aidan's death as murder. [2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ House of Commons Debate Dated Thursday 20 July 1989
- ^ Relatives for Justice Aidan McAnespie
- ^ CAIN Archive State Violence: Northern Ireland 1969-1997
