Article 4SQZ6 Former IRA chief cleared over Jean McConville killing

Former IRA chief cleared over Jean McConville killing

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Henry McDonald
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Jury told to find Ivor Bell not guilty in case based on alleged admissions to Boston project

The case against a former IRA commander accused of involvement in the murder of a Belfast widow who was kidnapped, killed and buried in secret has collapsed.

Ivor Bell, a veteran republican, was cleared of soliciting the murder of Jean McConville in 1972. McConville became known as one of the "disappeared" of the Northern Ireland Troubles.

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