Daughter of Ballymurphy victim calls for regiment to be disbanded

Daughter of Ballymurphy victim calls for regiment to be disbanded
Families outside the International Convention Centre in Belfast where the Nightingale Lagan court is sitting (Liam McBurney/PA Wire)

A daughter of one of the 10 people killed in west Belfast in shootings involving British soldiers 50 years ago has called for the disbandment of the Parachute Regiment.

Breige Voyle, one of Joan Connolly’s daughters, described the regiment as a “disgrace” and said it should be disbanded.

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