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Killing of Donegal man in 1973 to be raised in the Dail

Deputy Pearse Doherty will be speaking with the Minister for Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee in the Dáil at 10am tomorrow morning regarding the 1973 killing of Donegal man Michael Leonard.

Mr Leonard from Pettigo was shot dead by the Royal Ulster Constabulary on May 17, 1973 near the Donegal-Fermanagh border at Brookhill, Letter, in County Fermanagh.

The 24-year-old  was killed only 200 metres from the border following a car chase.

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Despite claims from the police that a single round was discharged accidentally, new evidence emerged disputing that version of events.

Records previously obtained by Paper Trial, under the Freedom of Information Act, shows that the British army was aware that three shots were fired.

 

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