Kathleen Thompson was fatally wounded outside her home as troops withdrew from Creggan in November 1971. In June 2022 an inquest held she was shot by an unnamed serviceman, referred to as Soldier D, in circumstances which were not justified. The coroner subsequently referred the case to the Director of Public Prosecutions. Mrs Thompson’s family was informed last year that any potential prosecution of Soldier D in relation to her death would not be possible until a police probe has concluded. Her... Read this story
