Family of man tortured into confessing that he killed soldier awarded £350k

Liam Holden with his family outside the Court of Appeal in Belfast after he had his conviction for murder quashed (Paul Faith/PA)

The family of a man who was tortured into a confession that he killed a soldier has been awarded £350,000 by the High Court in Belfast.

Liam Holden was the last man to be sentenced to death by hanging in the UK after he was convicted in 1972 for the murder of a soldier.