Daniel Hegarty, 15, was shot twice in the head during an Army operation in Londonderry in 1972.
A former soldier accused of killing a Londonderry schoolboy more than 50 years ago has died, BBC News NI understands.
Relatives of 15-year-old Daniel Hegarty were informed of the death of the veteran, known as Soldier B, on Friday by the Public Prosecution Service .Soldier B was facing the prospect of being prosecuted for the teenager's death in the Creggan area of Derry. The schoolboy was shot on 31 July 1972 during Operation Motorman, the name given to a military operation by the Army to reclaim "no-go areas" set up by republican paramilitaries in towns and cities across Northern Ireland.In July 2021, the PPS announced that it was
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