Bloody Sunday victim 'had hands on head'

One of the men shot dead on Bloody Sunday was attempting to escape the area with his hands on his head, the Saville Inquiry was told today.

John Friel said he saw Patrick Doherty trying to walk away from troops in the Bogside in single file in an unthreatening manner.

The group with Mr Doherty were fired upon as they began to run towards an entry to the Rossville flats and Mr Friel then found Mr Doherty's body on the other side of the complex minutes later.

Mr Doherty was one of 13 men shot dead by British army paratroopers on January 30, 1972 during a civil rights demonstration.