Birmingham Six member Hugh Callaghan dies aged 93

Hugh Callaghan (third from left) and the other members of the Birmingham Six outside the Old Bailey in London after their convictions were quashed, as the sister of a Birmingham pub bombings victim has said a decision to grant an inquest in the case would be "seismic". Picture: Sean Dempsey/PA Wire

Hugh Callaghan, one of the Birmingham Six wrongly jailed for IRA bombings in 1974, has died aged 93.

Callaghan died on May 27 after being admitted to Homerton hospital in London with chest pains, according to close friends. A passionate singer, he serenaded hospital staff almost until the end.