British General to be sued over death of Catholic man in Belfast

One of Northern Ireland’s most senior British Army officers is to be sued over the death of a Catholic man in the North more than 40 years ago.

British General to be sued over death of Catholic man in Belfast

One of Northern Ireland’s most senior British Army officers is to be sued over the death of a Catholic man in the North more than 40 years ago.

Eugene “Paddy” Heenan, 47, was killed in February 1973 when loyalist paramilitaries threw a grenade at the minibus carrying him and 14 others to a building site in east Belfast.

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