Hearing told one soldier involved in eight other incidents where people were shot by the SAS

A review hearing into the deaths of two Derry men shot dead by the SAS in the grounds of Gransha Hospital on December 6 1984 has been told that one soldier involved in the incident was involved in 8 other incidents where people were shot by the SAS.

With the inquest due to resume in November into the deaths of William Fleming (19) from the Waterside area and Daniel Doherty (23) from the Creggan area in 1984 a hearing was held to bring the Coroner up to date.

Fiona Doherty KC for the Coroner said that there was 'an alphabet soup' of soldiers involved in the Gransha incident and in other incidents across the North.

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One soldier identified as Soldier H was involved in 8 incidents in total 'in a command capacity'. 

She said that an incident in February 1984 in Dunloy in County Antrim which resulted in the deaths of two IRA men and a member of the SAS had also involved 5 soldiers involved in Gransha.

A further incident in Strabane in February 23 1985 which resulted in the deaths of brothers David and Michael Devine and Charles Breslin also involved Soldier H as well as 6 other soldiers who were present at Gransha Hospital.

In this incident Soldiers B and G fired weapons. 

Dessie Hutton KC for the next of kin said that there similarities between many of these shootings including the fact that there were bursts of shots followed by a pause and then more shots. 

He said there was 'echoes' of many of the elements in the Gransha Hospital shooting and the other incidents. 

The next hearing will be on September 14.