An independent investigation has found no evidence that Damian McCrory, a Strabane man killed by the Provisional IRA, was an informer.
That’s according to a report in the Irish News based on findings from Operation Kenova.
Mr. McCrory was abducted, interrogated, and killed by the IRA on October 7, 1985.
The IRA accused the 20-year-old of providing information that led to the deaths of three republicans, Charles Breslin and brothers Michael and David Devine, who were shot and killed by the British Army in Strabane.
The report reveals that McCrory’s family later received a confession letter. However, Operation Kenova concluded that this confession was likely coerced.
McCrory, who was believed to have had learning disabilities, was unable to read or write.
The investigation suggests he was likely told he would be released if he admitted to being an RUC informant, leading to a false admission.
Many people who knew McCrory stated he would not have been capable of the actions he was accused of.
