IRA shot McConville in back of head

Jean McConville’s IRA killers shot her in the back of the head before taking her body to a shoreline in the Irish Republic, it emerged tonight.

IRA shot McConville in back of head
Thu, 28 Aug, 2003 - 18:35

Jean McConville’s IRA killers shot her in the back of the head before taking her body to a shoreline in Co Louth, it emerged tonight.

It is believed they made her kneel before a gunman pulled a trigger.

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