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Joseph Mccann

Volume 836: debated on Saturday 4 March 1972

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asked the Minister of State for Defence whether he will make a statement on the full circumstances leading to the death of Joseph McCann.

Joseph McCann was shot on 15th April, 1972, in Joy Street, Belfast by the security forces. The normal procedure is that all cases of fatal shooting are reported to the civil authorities in Northern Ireland; and, since this case is still under consideration by them, it would be improper for me to comment in more detail.