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Nov 17, 2017 · Tragic teacher Ann Maguire gasped, “He's stabbed me in the neck. I'm dying”, after being repeatedly knifed by her 15-year-old pupil, an inquest heard. The 61-year-old was taken by surprise and ...
Nov 26, 2018 · Either way, the facts remain harrowing. Annie Maguire, a religiously devout mother of four, was arrested in 1974 together with her husband, two young sons (a third son was released without charge ...
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Mar 8, 1994 · Anne was released in 1985, but only in 1991 did the Court of Appeal quash the Maguire Seven convictions. Sir John May, heading an inquiry, called the case the worst miscarriage of justice he had ...
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In December 1974, Annie Maguire, her now deceased husband Patrick, and their sons Vincent and Patrick – then aged 16 and 13 – were arrested for the October IRAbombings of two pubs in Guilford. Along with three other family friends – Sean Smyth, Patrick O’Neill and Patrick Conlon – they were held on suspicion of involvement in the bombings. The Magu...
It was claimed that the explosive substance nitro-glycerine was found on their hands and in their house – and this, along with the coerced confessions, was enough for the prosecution.
They were tried and convicted on 4 March 1976. Annie and her husband were jailed for 14 years each. Their sons Patrick and Vincent were given sentences of four and five years, respectively. Anne Maguire’s brother Smyth, her brother-in-law Conlon and friend O’Neill all received 12-year-sentences.
The Maguires unsuccessfully appealed their sentence and a growing body of different groups pressed for a re-examination of the case. On 12 July 1990, the then Home Secretary David Waddington published an inquiry into the convictions which criticised the trial judge Mr Justice Donaldson and unearthed improprieties in the handling of scientific evide...
Nov 25, 2018 · Annie Maguire was sustained by her faith even during the most testing times. Photo: BBC NI/Third Street Productions. BBC presenter Stephen Nolan conducted interviews in which the bravery of Annie ...
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In December 1974, Annie, her late husband Patrick and son's Vincent and Patrick, then aged 16 and 13, were arrested, along with four other adults, on suspicion of involvement in the Guildford IRA ...
