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Old Bailey bomber Marian Price 'moved to hospital' | Old Bailey bomber Marian Price 'moved to hospital' |
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The BBC understands the Old Bailey bomber Marian Price is being moved from Hydebank Prison to a hospital in Belfast. | The BBC understands the Old Bailey bomber Marian Price is being moved from Hydebank Prison to a hospital in Belfast. |
It follows medical advice from psychiatrists working for the South Eastern Health Trust. | It follows medical advice from psychiatrists working for the South Eastern Health Trust. |
Earlier this year she was moved from Maghaberry Prison to Hydebank, also on medical advice. | Earlier this year she was moved from Maghaberry Prison to Hydebank, also on medical advice. |
Sinn Fein and the SDLP have led a high profile campaign to have her released to hospital. | |
Ms Price was convicted for her part in the bombing of the Old Bailey in 1973 but was later released from prison on licence. | Ms Price was convicted for her part in the bombing of the Old Bailey in 1973 but was later released from prison on licence. |
Her licence was revoked last May following a dissident republican rally in Londonderry. | Her licence was revoked last May following a dissident republican rally in Londonderry. |
'No evidence' | |
She was charged with encouraging support for an illegal organisation after she was filmed holding a speech for a masked man as he made threats against the security forces. | |
She was also subsequently charged in connection with the murders of two soldiers at Massereene Barracks, County Antrim in March 2009. | She was also subsequently charged in connection with the murders of two soldiers at Massereene Barracks, County Antrim in March 2009. |
Last month, terrorist charges against Ms Price and three other prominent republicans connected to the dissident republican rally were dropped after a judge said prosecutors had placed no evidence before him. | Last month, terrorist charges against Ms Price and three other prominent republicans connected to the dissident republican rally were dropped after a judge said prosecutors had placed no evidence before him. |
Her three co-accused - who included Martin Canning, a brother-in-law of Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness - were immediately released. | Her three co-accused - who included Martin Canning, a brother-in-law of Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness - were immediately released. |
However, Ms Price remained in custody because of the Massereene charge. | |
She faces a charge of providing property for the purposes of terrorism, namely providing a mobile phone to the murder gang who opened fire at the gates of the barracks in County Antrim. | |
Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey, who were collecting a pizza, died at the scene. | |
Ms Price denies the charge and campaigners have accused the secretary of state of interning her without trial. | |
It was reported that she was too ill to attend court last month, and she was later examined in prison by two doctors appointed by the UN. |