Crown pathologist on IRA Gibraltar shootings

Title

Crown pathologist on IRA Gibraltar shootings

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Sep 1988

Year of production

1988

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Duration

00:02:56

Description

Kevin Murphy interviews senior Crown pathologist Alan Watson after he gave evidence at the inquest into the death of 3 IRA terrorists shot dead by SAS soldiers in Gibraltar. On where and how many times 2 of the victims, Sean Savage and Mairead Farrell were shot. He describes it as an excessive, frenzied attack and says it looks as if the terrorists were shot with the intention to kill.

Contributors

Kevin Murphy; Alan Watson

Keywords

Deaths; Terrorism; IRA; Special forces; Gibraltar; Inquests; Mairead Farrell; Sean Savage

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