NORTHERN IRELAND
BBC News
The IRA murder of a schoolboy is the “most horrific” case of child abuse being considered by the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA) , it has been revealed.
Barney Teggart, 15, was abducted from St Patrick’s Training School in west Belfast in 1973.
He was shot in the head some hours afterwards and died in hospital.
Inquiry counsel said the killing is “the most horrific incident of child abuse to come before the HIA Inquiry”.
It was revealed that the school authorities did not report the abduction to the police.
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