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| Inquest into Motorman death opens | Inquest into Motorman death opens |
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| A new inquest into the death of a 15-year-old boy shot by the Army in Londonderry in July 1972 has begun. | |
| Daniel Hegarty was shot dead in Creggan during Operation Motorman. | Daniel Hegarty was shot dead in Creggan during Operation Motorman. |
| An investigation by the Historical Enquiries Team found that the RUC investigation at the time was "hopelessly inadequate and dreadful". | An investigation by the Historical Enquiries Team found that the RUC investigation at the time was "hopelessly inadequate and dreadful". |
| The HET report concluded that Daniel and his two cousins "posed no threat whatsoever" when the soldiers opened fire on them. | The HET report concluded that Daniel and his two cousins "posed no threat whatsoever" when the soldiers opened fire on them. |
| It also concluded that the boys were not armed, that Daniel was shot at close range, and that the soldiers did not give a warning as they had claimed. | It also concluded that the boys were not armed, that Daniel was shot at close range, and that the soldiers did not give a warning as they had claimed. |
| The HET also found that the RUC's map of the scene incorrectly placed Daniel 70 feet away from the soldiers when he was shot at a range of less than ten feet. | The HET also found that the RUC's map of the scene incorrectly placed Daniel 70 feet away from the soldiers when he was shot at a range of less than ten feet. |
| The HET has submitted a new file to the PPS, and has called on the British government to apologise for Daniel Hegarty's death. | The HET has submitted a new file to the PPS, and has called on the British government to apologise for Daniel Hegarty's death. |
| In 2007, the Ministry of Defence apologised to Daniel's family for a document which incorrectly described him as a terrorist and claimed he had been armed. | In 2007, the Ministry of Defence apologised to Daniel's family for a document which incorrectly described him as a terrorist and claimed he had been armed. |
| The MoD said it accepted Daniel was innocent and that the reference to him as a terrorist was inaccurate. | The MoD said it accepted Daniel was innocent and that the reference to him as a terrorist was inaccurate. |