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Mar 13, 2018 · Belfast man Patrick "Guiseppe" Conlon was jailed with his son and nine others after two explosions in Guildford in 1974, and died of tuberculosis in 1980. But had he recovered, he would have...
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Mar 13, 2018 · Mr Conlon was one of the Maguire Seven, convicted on explosives charges, and his son Gerry was one of the Guildford Four, jailed for murder after the pub bombings killed five and injured 65.
Among them was his father, Giuseppe, who had travelled to London from Belfast to help his son mount a legal defence, and who died in prison in 1980. In 1991 the Maguire Seven were also exonerated, although by this time they had all either served their prison sentences in full or, in the case of Giuseppe Conlon, died. [5]
- Gerard Conlon, 1 March 1954, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Convicted on 22 October 1975 and sentenced to life imprisonment
- Guildford pub bombings on 5 October 1974
- Conviction quashed by Court of Appeal on 19 October 1989
Aug 13, 2023 · News. Irish News. Gerry Conlon's haunting final words sets record straight on torture, false confessions and dad's murder. The Belfast man, who died of cancer age 60 in 2014, gives a harrowing...
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A few days after the Guildford Four were arrested, the Metropolitan Police arrested Annie Maguire and her family, including Conlon's father, Patrick "Giuseppe" Conlon – the "Maguire Seven". [8] The Guildford Four were wrongfully convicted of the bombings in October 1975 and sentenced to life in prison.
- 5 (4 off-duty British soldiers and 1 civilian)
- 5 October 1974, 20:30 – 21:00 (BST)
- British Army soldiers
Dec 29, 2017 · Guildford Four member Gerry Conlon wrote to the Irish government describing his "living hell" in prison, declassified documents have shown. A letter written by Mr Conlon 12 years into his...
Jun 21, 2014 · Giuseppe Conlon died in prison in 1980, still protesting his innocence, and never saw his son freed. In June 1991, Giuseppe's sentence was posthumously overturned by the court of appeal along...
