Coroner ‘startled’ by British Attorney General’s failure to reply to files query

Hugh Gerard Coney, 24, who was shot dead in 1974 as he attempted to escape from Long Kesh prison camp (Family handout/PA)

A coroner examining the death of a man shot during a prison break has expressed concern at an ongoing failure by the Attorney General in London to respond to a request for files related to the case.

Hugh Gerard Coney was shot in the back by a British soldier as he and other internees tried to escape the Long Kesh facility in 1974.