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15-year-old Daniel Hegarty deserves justice
He was shot twice in the head in Derry in 1972 – but the man facing charges for his murder claims facing trial is a breach of his human rights. When will his family get the answers they need, asks RICHARD RUDKIN
Marchers in 1998 commemorate Bloody Sunday in Derry
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IMAGINE if a former republican or loyalist terrorist had been held on suspicion of shooting a 15-year-old boy in 1972, and after an investigation, it was agreed there was enough evidence to charge the suspect with murder.
But then his legal team lodged an appeal on the grounds that to charge him breached his human rights. What would your reaction be?
After thinking this was some sort of sick joke maybe, a feeling of anger would no doubt follow, especially for the relatives of the boy.
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