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Gerard Gibson's mother in legal challenge against Historical Enquiries Team | Gerard Gibson's mother in legal challenge against Historical Enquiries Team |
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By Vincent Kearney BBC NI home affairs correspondent | By Vincent Kearney BBC NI home affairs correspondent |
The mother of a 16-year-old boy shot dead by the Army in Northern Ireland is taking legal action against the police team that re-investigated his death. | |
Gerard Gibson was killed in July 1972 | Gerard Gibson was killed in July 1972 |
The case was recently re-examined by the Historical Enquiries Team (HET), a special police unit set up to help solve murders from the Troubles. | The case was recently re-examined by the Historical Enquiries Team (HET), a special police unit set up to help solve murders from the Troubles. |
But his family claims the HET breached its duty of independence by failing to inform them that the investigation was being led by a former RUC officer. | But his family claims the HET breached its duty of independence by failing to inform them that the investigation was being led by a former RUC officer. |
At the time, the Army and the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) initially claimed the teenager was an IRA gunman when he was shot by a soldier in the Lenadoon area on 11 July 1972. | |
However, that claim was later discounted. | However, that claim was later discounted. |
Mr Gibson died from a single gunshot wound to the head. | Mr Gibson died from a single gunshot wound to the head. |
The HET investigation found it was not possible to identify the soldier who fired the shot. | The HET investigation found it was not possible to identify the soldier who fired the shot. |
The teenager's family have rejected the findings and have accused the HET of failing to honour its pledge of independence. | The teenager's family have rejected the findings and have accused the HET of failing to honour its pledge of independence. |
They have claimed they were only informed after the report was completed that the investigation was led by a former RUC officer. | They have claimed they were only informed after the report was completed that the investigation was led by a former RUC officer. |
Lawyers acting for the teenager's mother, Elizabeth Gibson, have applied for a judicial review and are asking the courts to order a new inquiry. | Lawyers acting for the teenager's mother, Elizabeth Gibson, have applied for a judicial review and are asking the courts to order a new inquiry. |
In a statement, the HET said it would be inappropriate to comment as the case is the subject of legal proceedings. | In a statement, the HET said it would be inappropriate to comment as the case is the subject of legal proceedings. |
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