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Kathleen O'Hagan: Son's bid for new inquest over UVF murder of pregnant mother Kathleen O'Hagan: Son's bid for new inquest over UVF murder of pregnant mother
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The son of a pregnant woman, murdered by the Ulster Volunteer Force in her bed in County Tyrone more than 20 years ago. is seeking a fresh inquest into her killing. The son of a pregnant woman, murdered by the Ulster Volunteer Force in her bed in County Tyrone more than 20 years ago, is seeking a fresh inquest into her killing.
Kathleen O'Hagan was shot dead at her home in Greencastle in 1994, as her children slept nearby.Kathleen O'Hagan was shot dead at her home in Greencastle in 1994, as her children slept nearby.
No-one was convicted of her killing.No-one was convicted of her killing.
Her son, Damien O'Hagan, told BBC Radio Ulster's Nolan Show he was seeking a new inquest as well as answers from the Police Ombudsman.Her son, Damien O'Hagan, told BBC Radio Ulster's Nolan Show he was seeking a new inquest as well as answers from the Police Ombudsman.
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He said he was seven and sleeping in a room next door with three of his young brothers when the shooting happened.He said he was seven and sleeping in a room next door with three of his young brothers when the shooting happened.
"I remember we were sleeping at the time and we heard this awful smash, we didn't know what was going on," he said."I remember we were sleeping at the time and we heard this awful smash, we didn't know what was going on," he said.
"I remember a few seconds later hearing my mother shouting 'no, no, don't do this'."I remember a few seconds later hearing my mother shouting 'no, no, don't do this'.
"It was the boys coming in, we jumped out of bed, and didn't know what was happening, we went in and it was over, these bad boys had left and my mother was dead."It was the boys coming in, we jumped out of bed, and didn't know what was happening, we went in and it was over, these bad boys had left and my mother was dead.
"Blood was coming out of her face and she was in her nightie."Blood was coming out of her face and she was in her nightie.
"She was seven months pregnant at the time."She was seven months pregnant at the time.
"Wee Thomas, the younger brother, was only a few months old at the time, he was in the room in a wee cot, he lay in the same room as her and he witnessed it."Wee Thomas, the younger brother, was only a few months old at the time, he was in the room in a wee cot, he lay in the same room as her and he witnessed it.
"If he had stood up, he would have been shot too, the same as her. The whole room was riddled with bullet holes - right above the cot.""If he had stood up, he would have been shot too, the same as her. The whole room was riddled with bullet holes - right above the cot."
Damien has subsequently had to cope with the deaths of his father Patrick, a former republican prisoner, and two of his brothers Niall and Thomas.Damien has subsequently had to cope with the deaths of his father Patrick, a former republican prisoner, and two of his brothers Niall and Thomas.
He said a number of questions needed to be answered about his mother's death, and these were also highlighted by the family solicitor Aiden Carlin, who said they deserve a new inquest into Mrs O'Hagan's death, the original one being held in 1997.He said a number of questions needed to be answered about his mother's death, and these were also highlighted by the family solicitor Aiden Carlin, who said they deserve a new inquest into Mrs O'Hagan's death, the original one being held in 1997.
He said they were also seeking answers from the Police Ombudsman, whom Mr Carlin claimed had "accepted that their complaint is both grave and exceptional and there are a number of issues that aren't resolved and simply won't go away".He said they were also seeking answers from the Police Ombudsman, whom Mr Carlin claimed had "accepted that their complaint is both grave and exceptional and there are a number of issues that aren't resolved and simply won't go away".
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"They feel it is a project they need to do, first of all because of the original police investigation - first of all the getaway car was found by local people; it was burnt out a mile away from the family home."They feel it is a project they need to do, first of all because of the original police investigation - first of all the getaway car was found by local people; it was burnt out a mile away from the family home.
"An Army helicopter could not detect it, but local people found it," he said."An Army helicopter could not detect it, but local people found it," he said.
"The suspects' clothes have gone missing, there are other lines of enquiry that weren't pursued - in fact even in terms of police attending the scene, it took officers two and a half hours to attend the family home after they were asked to come."The suspects' clothes have gone missing, there are other lines of enquiry that weren't pursued - in fact even in terms of police attending the scene, it took officers two and a half hours to attend the family home after they were asked to come.
"After the first inquest in 1997, it emerged that the gun that was used was also used in other murders and the Police Ombudsman is looking at the links of what happened to Kathleen O'Hagan and Roseann Mallon and Charles and Teresa Fox in the Mid-Ulster area.""After the first inquest in 1997, it emerged that the gun that was used was also used in other murders and the Police Ombudsman is looking at the links of what happened to Kathleen O'Hagan and Roseann Mallon and Charles and Teresa Fox in the Mid-Ulster area."
In a statement, the Police Ombudsman's Office said it had received a complaint about events connected to the murder of Mrs O'Hagan.In a statement, the Police Ombudsman's Office said it had received a complaint about events connected to the murder of Mrs O'Hagan.
"The allegations concern events leading up to the murder and following it and include that police officers colluded with those who carried out the attack," a spokesperson said."The allegations concern events leading up to the murder and following it and include that police officers colluded with those who carried out the attack," a spokesperson said.
"Our investigators have met with members of Mrs O'Hagan's immediate family."Our investigators have met with members of Mrs O'Hagan's immediate family.
"We are now considering the matter in detail, pending any investigation.""We are now considering the matter in detail, pending any investigation."