Your current location:HOME >business >Arrest Lord Mountbatten's self 正文
TIME:2024-05-21 21:12:53 Source: Internet compilationEdit:business
Families of the Birmingham pub bombing victims yesterday demanded that a former IRA commander implic
Families of the Birmingham pub bombing victims yesterday demanded that a former IRA commander implicated in the atrocity be arrested after he confessed to being behind Lord Mountbatten's murder.
Michael Hayes told The Mail on Sunday that he designed and masterminded the attack that blew up the pleasure boat of King Charles's beloved great-uncle in 1979.
The unrepentant grandfather has always denied claims he was responsible for the two Birmingham blasts, which killed 21 people in 1974, despite claiming to have defused a third device.
Yesterday Julie Hambleton, whose sister Maxine, 18, was killed in the atrocity and who has led the Birmingham families' fight for justice, said that Hayes 'absolutely should be arrested'. Ms Hambleton, 61, added: 'He has made admissions, and if you or I said such a thing our feet wouldn't touch the ground.'
Lord Mountbatten, a mentor to Prince Philip and Charles, was murdered aged 79 during a holiday at his summer home in Co Sligo.
Families of the Birmingham pub bombing victims yesterday demanded that a former IRA commander implicated in the atrocity be arrested after he confessed to being behind Lord Mountbatten's (pictured) murder
Michael Hayes (pictured) told The Mail on Sunday that he designed and masterminded the attack that blew up the pleasure boat of King Charles's beloved great-uncle in 1979
His grandson Nicholas, 14, was also killed along with Doreen Brabourne, 83, Nicholas's grandmother, and crewman Paul Maxwell, 15, of Enniskillen.
Only one IRA member was convicted. Thomas McMahon was jailed for life for murder but freed under the Good Friday Agreement.
After being approached by a Mail on Sunday reporter, Hayes bragged: 'I blew up Earl Mountbatten.'
Sickeningly he said that he did not regret this and coldly described the two teenagers who died as 'casualties of war'.
Legal experts said his admission could make him liable for prosecution for the murders in the Republic of Ireland.
Politicians including MP Ian Paisley Jr and former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith called for Hayes to be arrested.
Yesterday Julie Hambleton (pictured, outside the Civil Justice Centre in Birmingham after the conclusion of the Birmingham Inquests in 2019), whose sister Maxine, 18, was killed in the atrocity and who has led the Birmingham families' fight for justice, said that Hayes 'absolutely should be arrested'
Politicians including MP Ian Paisley Jr (pictured, on Wednesday) and former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith called for Hayes to be arrested
An anonymous ex-IRA member told the 2019 inquests into the Birmingham bombings that Hayes, a toolsetter in the city at the time, was one of four men involved. Hayes, now living in Dublin, has consistently denied building the bombs used to destroy the Tavern in the Town and Mulberry Bush pubs.
Now he has linked himself to the murder of Lord Mountbatten. Asked if he designed the bomb, he boasted: 'Yes, I blew him up. McMahon put it on his boat...I planned everything, I am commander in chief.' The Irish police have so far not commented on if they will take action.
Auburn running back Brian Battie on ventilator after weekend shooting in Florida, coach says2024-05-21 21:08
You can't park there! Council builds new £51million 8502024-05-21 20:55
Chicago Bears schedule a Wednesday announcement on new stadium near lakefront2024-05-21 20:42
Warwick Davis will in new project with his daughter after death of his wife Samantha2024-05-21 20:29
My fiancé died on the morning of our wedding day2024-05-21 20:06
2nd victim dies from injuries after Texas man drove stolen semitrailer into building, officials say2024-05-21 20:06
Car ploughs into primary school and sparks mass evacuation of pupils2024-05-21 19:07
David Beckham gushes over his wife Victoria's age2024-05-21 18:50
Who is Abi Carter? Inside the American Idol winner's unconventional family life2024-05-21 18:49
Vista Outdoor, Salesforce rise; Tesla, Cardinal Health fall, Monday, 4/22/20242024-05-21 18:46
Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia2024-05-21 21:11
Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over failure to prevent Hamas attack2024-05-21 20:53
Shipwreck archaeology unveils glory of Maritime Silk Road2024-05-21 20:24
Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut2024-05-21 20:21
Pentagon vows to keep weapons moving to Ukraine as Kyiv faces a renewed assault by Russia2024-05-21 20:10
China, U.S. make preparations to send a pair of giant pandas to San Francisco Zoo in 20252024-05-21 20:02
Israel's Netanyahu says to increase pressure on Hamas2024-05-21 19:48
Skubal has 9 strikeouts in 6 innings, Canha and Meadows homer as Tigers beat Rays 72024-05-21 19:18
I visited the most crowded island on Earth2024-05-21 19:12
Chinese company issues carbon2024-05-21 18:54