High Court action by family of Volunteer shot dead by British soldiers

LAWYERS acting for the son of IRA Volunteer Stan Carberry, shot dead by the British Army on the Falls Road in Belfast in 1972, are accusing the British Government of being in breach of a legal obligation to fully investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing.

Stan Carberry’s family is seeking leave in the Belfast High Court to bring a judicial review against the British Government’s refusal to hold an Article 2 compliant investigation into the killing which happened during the period of direct rule in the North.

Stan (34, pictured) was unarmed when shot dead by British soldiers, with witnesses saying he had his arms raised.

For its part, the British Government is arguing that responsibility for the inquests now lies with the devolved administration in Stormont.