'John Wayne' para saved me, says Bloody Sunday witness

A "macho" Paratrooper saved a youth from death at the hands of a colleague on Bloody Sunday, the Saville Inquiry heard today.

Tue, 03 Apr, 2001 - 18:04

A "macho" Paratrooper saved a youth from death at the hands of a colleague on Bloody Sunday, the Saville Inquiry heard today.

William John Dillon claimed another member of the regiment was set to shoot him as he ran across waste ground in Derry’s Bogside when a big soldier appeared and collared him.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Derry’s Bogside Place: Guildhall Place: Derry Place: Fort George Person: John Wayne Person: William John Dillon Person: Dillon Person: Winnie O’Brien Event: Bloody Sunday Organisation: Saville Inquiry

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