Charlene Smyth was a child when her father, Charlie McGrillen, 26, was killed by the UFF in 1988Families who lost loved ones during the Troubles have reacted with hurt and anger to plans to prevent future prosecutions over their murders. The bar on prosecutions would apply across the board, including former security force members and paramilitaries, but an exemption would still enable war crimes, such as torture, to be prosecuted. SponsoredMark Kelly, who was a teenager when he saw his 12-year-old sister Carol-Ann die after being struck in the back of the head by a plastic bullet in Belfast in 1981, described the idea as “absolutely disgraceful”. He said there has never been a full investigation into what happened to his sister and no one has been brought to justice. “When I heard the news, I was just so angry, I felt

Source: The Times May 06, 2021 23:02 UTC