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| Birmingham Six member Paddy Hill dies aged 80 | Birmingham Six member Paddy Hill dies aged 80 |
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| Paddy Hill was one of the Birmingham Six, who were wrongly convicted of bombing two pubs in the city in 1974 | Paddy Hill was one of the Birmingham Six, who were wrongly convicted of bombing two pubs in the city in 1974 |
| Paddy Hill, one of six men wrongly convicted of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, has died aged 80. | Paddy Hill, one of six men wrongly convicted of the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, has died aged 80. |
| In a post on Facebook, the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (MOJO) said Mr Hill died peacefully at home on Monday morning. | In a post on Facebook, the Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (MOJO) said Mr Hill died peacefully at home on Monday morning. |
| Explosions at two Birmingham city centre pubs - the Mulberry Bush and Tavern in the Town - killed 21 people in November 1974. | Explosions at two Birmingham city centre pubs - the Mulberry Bush and Tavern in the Town - killed 21 people in November 1974. |
| The Birmingham Six spent 17 years in prison for the bombings before their convictions were quashed in 1991. | The Birmingham Six spent 17 years in prison for the bombings before their convictions were quashed in 1991. |
| 'The bravest of the brave' | |
| Mr Hill founded the Glasgow-based MOJO (Miscarriage of Justice Organisation) after his release, helping others who were imprisoned despite being innocent of the crimes they were accused of. | |
| MOJO said its condolences were with Mr Hill's family "at this sad time". | MOJO said its condolences were with Mr Hill's family "at this sad time". |
| "We ask that you respect the family's privacy," the statement added. | "We ask that you respect the family's privacy," the statement added. |
| "May he rest in eternal peace." | "May he rest in eternal peace." |
| The organisation said he was a survivor of the "first of the most far-reaching injustices to Irishmen in English courts". | |
| "We share the belief of his lawyer and friend Gareth Peirce that Paddy was quite simply, the bravest of the brave." | |
| Speaking in 2017, Mr Hill said an apology from a man who said he was part of the group who planted the bombs was insulting to those bereaved. | Speaking in 2017, Mr Hill said an apology from a man who said he was part of the group who planted the bombs was insulting to those bereaved. |
| The other members of the Birmingham Six are Gerry Hunter, Johnny Walker, Hugh Callaghan, Richard McIlkenny and Billy Power. | The other members of the Birmingham Six are Gerry Hunter, Johnny Walker, Hugh Callaghan, Richard McIlkenny and Billy Power. |
| Mr Callaghan died in 2023 aged 93, and Mr McIlkenny died in 2006 aged 73. | Mr Callaghan died in 2023 aged 93, and Mr McIlkenny died in 2006 aged 73. |
| You can learn more about the Birmingham Six here. | You can learn more about the Birmingham Six here. |
| The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader Claire Hanna said he was "decent, outspoken, combative and with no side to him". | The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) leader Claire Hanna said he was "decent, outspoken, combative and with no side to him". |
| She said he had "suffered the trauma and injustice of many lifetimes". | She said he had "suffered the trauma and injustice of many lifetimes". |