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The Guildford Four and Maguire Seven were two groups of people, mostly Irish, who were wrongly convicted in English courts in 1975 and 1976 for the Guildford pub bombings of 5 October 1974, and the Woolwich pub bombing of 7 November 1974.
Mar 6, 2020 · In fact, there was no evidence to link the Maguire Seven to the Guildford Four apart from a family connection. The Guildford Four were convicted solely on the basis of their (coerced and false) confessions there being no other evidence available on which to convict them.
Nov 30, 2018 · The police arrested some 46 people including the three men and one woman who became known as Guildford Four: Paul Hill, Gerry Conlon, Patrick Armstrong and Carole Richardson. You can read Mary-Rachel McCabe interview with Gerry Conlon shortly before he died ( here) and Paul May on Justice, Moral Panic and the Irish for Proof, issue 1 ( here ).
Nov 19, 2018 · BBC. Born in Belfast in 1935, Annie Maguire moved to London aged 21. A family who were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for two IRA bombings have said they still suffer with the anguish and...
CASE STUDIES: The Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven were the first to be arrested and questioned under the new powers of PTA 1974. They were arrested for alleged involvement on behalf of the IRA, in the bombings of pubs in Guildford and Woolwich which killed five people and injure over a 100.
The only evidence against them was based on chemical swabs taken from their hands, the results of which were subsequently destroyed. All seven were found guilty and given prison sentences ranging from 4 to 14 years. Guiseppe Conlon would die of tuberculosis while in prison.
The Guildford Four and Maguire Seven were the collective names of two groups of people, mostly Irish, who were wrongly convicted in English courts in 1975 and 1976 for the Guildford pub bombings of 5 October 1974, and the Woolwich pub bombing of 7 November 1974.
