Six former soldiers come forward ahead of inquest into prison break shooting

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

Six former soldiers have come forward to say they will co-operate with an inquest examining the death of a man shot during a prison break.

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.