Family of Patrick Crawford say they finally have justice

Family of Patrick Crawford say they finally have justice

A coroner delivered findings in the inquest into the death of Patrick Crawford in 1975 at Laganside Courthouse on Monday. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA

The sister of Patrick Crawford has said the family finally have justice almost half a century after the schoolboy was shot dead.

A coroner found on Monday that an unidentified British Army soldier was responsible “more likely than not” for the fatal shooting of the 15-year-old in the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast in August 1975.

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