Mr. Mickey Brady:

This is really more of a comment. I want to thank Ms Teggart, Mr. O'Hare and Mr. Reavey for the evidence they gave today. The murders as described were committed in my constituency. Knowing the O'Hare and Reavey families over the years and Ms Reavey particularly, God rest her soul, I am well aware of the trauma this has caused to the families.

In discussing the issues that have been raised, I also wish to mention another case of a 12-year-old who was murdered in my constituency in 1973. Kevin Heatley happened to be sitting on a wall in the Derrybeg estate when he was murdered by a British soldier from the Royal Hampshire regiment called Foxford. Eventually, Foxford was charged with unlawful killing and was released on appeal back into his regiment. Therefore, maybe that is an indication of the kind of justice we can expect from any British Government. There is no doubt that this Bill is designed to protect soldiers. It is not designed to protect anybody else. The more opposition that we can continue to raise against this Bill, the better. What is being proposed is abhorrent.

We had two cases of 12-year-olds being murdered. Two innocent children were murdered by British soldiers. Michael Williams, a paratrooper, shot Majella O'Hare three times in the back. He was never brought to justice. Foxford was the same. He was charged with unlawful killing and was released on appeal back into his regiment to probably continue to do God knows what. I want to make those comments. As I said, we heard the evidence given by Mr. Reavey and Mr. O'Hare today. All those murders happened in my constituency. When one looks back on what the Reavey and O'Hare families have gone through for 40-odd years, it is just unbelievable.