Former UVF leader dies in hospital

The former UVF leader Gusty Spence has died at the age of 78.

Former UVF leader dies in hospital
Sun, 25 Sep, 2011 - 10:55

The former UVF leader Gusty Spence has died at the age of 78.

Spence was a feared killer in the 1960s, but later renounced violence and announced the 1994 Combined Loyalist Military Command ceasefire.

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