Patrick Hamill

Patrick Hamill was 29-years-old when he died. He was the father of two children: two-year-old Kelly, and Catherine, then just 11 months. UDA gunmen burst into his home at Forfar Street off the Springfield Road and shot him at close range in the chest.  British Army/UDA double agent Brian Nelson was involved in the planning and execution of the murder. The RUC special branch, MI5, the Force Research Unit (FRU) and the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), answerable to Downing Street, were all aware of the assassination plans. Patrick's daughter Catherine was to gain worldwide fame when she read out a touching poem about her father at a welcoming ceremony for Bill and Hilary Clinton at Mackies factory in November 1995.

1987
Forfar Street, Belfast
Collusion

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