Widowed mother ‘pleaded for life with Bloody Sunday soldier’

A soldier who shot and injured a widowed mother-of-14 on Bloody Sunday cocked his rifle again afterwards - but walked away when she pleaded with him, the Saville Tribunal heard today.

The claim was made by a Helen Deery, daughter of Peggy Deery, who also said her wounded mother was helped indoors for treatment by 17-year-old John Kelly, one of the 13 men and youths shot dead the same day.