Royal Navy Veteran’s Family Settles Legal Case over 1972 Belfast Shooting by Soldiers

Royal Navy veteran’s family settles legal case over 1972 Belfast shooting by soldiers

A case taken by the family of a Royal Navy veteran shot dead by soldiers in Belfast in 1972 has been settled for a “significant payment”.

British MOD settles action for family of Thomas Burns

“We also note and await with interest the potential impact of the new proposed ‘Hillsborough Law’imposing a legal duty of candour on state agencies, including the security services, to proactively tell the truth and assist legal processes from the onset, on the cohort of legacy cases in Northern Ireland” - Patricia Coyle, solicitor, Harte Coyle Collins

‘Significant’ settlement for family of Navy veteran shot by soldiers in Belfast

Thomas Burns, a father of four, died after being shot by soldiers as he left Glenpark social club in 1972.