Omagh bomb victim made to strip by lawyers

A PROBE has been launched into a “degrading” ordeal suffered by an Omagh bomb victim who was forced to strip to her underwear in front of six lawyers assessing her compensation claim.

The Northern Ireland Office yesterday confirmed Victims' Minister Des Browne has begun an investigation into the circumstances of how Rosemary Ingram's claim was assessed.

Mrs Ingram, 53, revealed how one of those assessing her scars even moved her underwear to one side to get a better look at the wounds inflicted during the August 1998 atrocity. Three of the lawyers were male.