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Coroner finds soldier more likely than not shot 15-year-old in Belfast hospital

A coroner has concluded that a 15-year-old boy was more likely than not killed by a British Army soldier while walking through the grounds of Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital in 1975.

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HealthCoroner finds soldier more likely than not shot 15-year-old in Belfast hospital

A coroner has concluded that a 15-year-old boy was more likely than not killed by a British Army soldier while walking through the grounds of Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital in 1975.

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