Healey, Inquest Touching Upon the Death Of
Healey, Inquest Touching Upon the Death Of [2025] NICoroner 8 (18 December 2025)
Coroner Dougan held Article 2 was not engaged, but still examined the case fully and found Desmond Healey was shot dead by a soldier in 1971, with lethal force unjustified.
- Inquest procedure
- Use of lethal force
- Scope of legacy inquests
- Article 2 echr applicability
- Public interest inquest function
- Inquest-procedure