Paddy Hill, one of the men wrongly convicted of IRA attacks on pubs in Birmingham in 1974, has died at the age of 80. Mr Hill was among a group of men from Northern Ireland jailed for the atrocity who became known as the Birmingham Six.
Some 21 people were killed in explosions at two Birmingham city centre pubs in November 1974.
The Birmingham Six spent almost two decades in prison for the bombings before their convictions were quashed in 1991. The Miscarriages of Justice Organisation said in a post on its Facebook page that Mr Hill died peacefully at home on Monday morning. “It is with great sorrow Paddy died this morning peacefully at home. Our condolences to his family at this sad time. We ask that you respect the family’s privacy.”
Mr Hill founded the group in 2001 to help others.
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Just three of the Birmingham Six are still alive – Gerry Hunter, John Walker and Billy Power. Hugh Callaghan died in 2023 and Richard McIlkenny in 2006. – PA
