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| MoD apology to shot teen's family | MoD apology to shot teen's family |
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| The government has apologised to the family of a Londonderry teenager shot dead by the Army 35 years ago. | The government has apologised to the family of a Londonderry teenager shot dead by the Army 35 years ago. |
| The Ministry of Defence has withdrawn a document, assessing the Army's role in Northern Ireland, in which it described Daniel Hegarty as a terrorist. | The Ministry of Defence has withdrawn a document, assessing the Army's role in Northern Ireland, in which it described Daniel Hegarty as a terrorist. |
| The document, released in June, had also incorrectly claimed the 15-year-old was armed. | The document, released in June, had also incorrectly claimed the 15-year-old was armed. |
| Daniel was shot dead by a soldier in the Creggan area of Derry during Operation Motorman in July 1972. | Daniel was shot dead by a soldier in the Creggan area of Derry during Operation Motorman in July 1972. |
| The Ministry of Defence has written to the family and apologised. | The Ministry of Defence has written to the family and apologised. |
| It has said it accepts that Daniel was innocent and that the reference to him as a terrorist was inaccurate. | It has said it accepts that Daniel was innocent and that the reference to him as a terrorist was inaccurate. |
| The MoD also apologised for the considerable distress the claim must have caused the family and has withdrawn the document from its website. | The MoD also apologised for the considerable distress the claim must have caused the family and has withdrawn the document from its website. |
| The Hegarty family said it welcomed the apology. | The Hegarty family said it welcomed the apology. |
| Stephanie English from the Pat Finucane Centre said it was a "small victory for the Hegarty family". | |
| Writing on the centre's website, she added: "We do feel it important to set the record straight.". |