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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.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 by a soldier in Creggan during Operation Motorman. Daniel Hegarty was shot dead in Creggan by a soldier during Operation Motorman.
The coroner, John Lecky, has decided he will sit with a jury in Derry, and is currently at the scene of the shooting. At a preliminary enquiry on Tuesday the coroner, John Leckey, visited the scene of the shooting and decided he would sit with a jury in the city.
In a statement read outside the court, Daniel's niece Karen Barr said she hoped everyone involved will co-operate fully with the inquest.
"This includes the British Army, who have already stated publicly that they will co-operate fully with any properly constituted inquiry into Daniel's death.
"Daniel's parents, my grandparents, are now sadly deceased, but we now have a responsibility to place publicly on record the full and truthful circumstances of what happened to Daniel," she said.
It is the first time has a fresh inquest has been ordered as a result of an investigation by the Historical Enquiries Team.It is the first time has a fresh inquest has been ordered as a result of an investigation by the Historical Enquiries Team.
The HET found that the RUC investigation at the time was "hopelessly inadequate and dreadful".The HET 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.