Dungiven landmine and gun attack
Dungiven landmine and gun attack | |||||||
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Part of the Troubles and Operation Banner | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Provisional IRA | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Unknown | Sergeant Stuart Reid † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 army convoy | |||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
None |
3 killed 7 wounded 1 vehicle destroyed 1 vehicle damaged | ||||||
On 24 June 1972, in the rural
Attack
The attack occurred in the early morning of 24 June 1972 at Crabarkey, on the main
Aftermath
Malachy Bernard O'Kane, a farmer, was convicted of the attack and was ordered to serve at least 25 years of a life term.[5][3] A year after he was sentenced, his mother and his two brothers attempted to help him escape from Magilligan Prison. One brother was to disguise himself as Malachy and switch places. All three were caught and sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, the mother's sentence being suspended. O'Kane was given a five-year sentence, to run concurrently with his life term.[6][3] O'Kane was later released from prison and unsuccessfully ran as a Sinn Féin candidate in the 1997 UK general election but was successful in gaining a seat on Limavady Council the same year in the 1997 local election.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Sutton, Malcolm. "Sutton Index of Death from the Conflict in Ireland: 24 June 1972". Conflict Archive on the Internet. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "3 British Soldiers And a Youth Slain In Ulster Violence - NY Times". The New York Times. 24 June 1972. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ OCLC 41503120.
- ISBN 978-1-84682-237-7.
- ^ "Life Sentence for Malachy O'Kane". Press and Sun-Bulletin. 24 May 1974. p. 1. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "'Family Loyalty Misguided': Jail Term Suspended". Belfast Telegraph. 22 June 1976. p. 6.