The British soldier who shot dead a Derry mother at her Creggan home more than 40 years ago could be compelled to attend a new inquest into her killing.
Kathleen Thompson (47), a mother of six, died after being hit in the chest by a high velocity bullet in the back garden of her Rathlin Drive home during a raid in the area by British army troops in November 1971.
A number of years after the murder her family ripped up a cheque for £84.07 awarded to them in compensation.
The new inquest has been ordered by Attorney General, John F Larkin, after he was presented with report by the Historial Enquiries Team.
He said the original investigation was not thorough and evidence from the soldier who fired the fatal shot would form a key part of the new inquest.
It is expected the soldier, a member of the Royal Green Jackets and known only as “Soldier D,” will be compelled the new inquest.
Mrs Thompson’s family have already been told by a High Court judge the soldier, who has admitted firing 18 shots on the night, would not be charged with their mother’s murder.
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