Soldiers 'overreacted' when they shot five people dead in Belfast, judge says

On 9 July 1972 three Catholic teenagers, a father-of-six and a priest were shot dead in the Springhill estate, west Belfast.

British soldiers lost control in 1972 Springhill shootings, inquest finds

Coroner says none of the five civilians killed in incident in Belfast during Troubles should have been shot British army soldiers “lost control” and used force that was “not reasonable” in the killing of five civilians in Northern Ireland in 1972, an inquest judge has ruled. Four of the victims – two teenagers, a father of six and a Catholic priest – posed no risk when they were shot in the Springhill and Westrock areas of west Belfast on 9 July 1972, Mr Justice Scoffield said on Thursday. C...

By Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

British army soldiers ‘lost control’, inquest into shooting dead of five people in Belfast finds

A priest, three teenagers and a man in his 30s died in the Springhill and Westrock areas of west Belfast in July 1972

By Freya McClements

Two soldiers ‘lost control’ in fatal shooting of five people in Belfast 50 years ago, coroner finds

Two soldiers “lost control” in the fatal shootings of five people in Belfast almost 54 years ago, a coroner has said.