Court finds suspected British agent killed 3 Catholics

Court finds suspected British agent killed 3 Catholics Brendan Duffy holds a photo of his teenage sister Eileen who was one of three Catholics shot dead in a mobile shop in Craigavon in 1991. Photo by Mal McCann for Irish News

A court has issued an order against a suspected loyalist agent holding him liable for the unlawful killing of three Catholics in Co. Armagh, according to The Irish News.

The judgment has been issued in respect of Mid-Ulster loyalists Alan Oliver, Anthony McNeill and Thomas Harper.

Mr Oliver, now a born-again Christian, is a suspected British agent who played a central role in the Mid-Ulster UVF, which was responsible for dozens of sectarian murders.

Mr McNeill, Mr Harper and Mr Oliver have been linked to a gun attack on a mobile shop in Craigavon’s Drumbeg estate in 1991 which claimed the lives of Katrina Rennie (16), Eileen Duffy (19) and Brian Frizzell (29).

The order was issued after Mr Oliver, Mr McNeill and Mr Harper made no appearance to defend the civil action by Mr Frizzell’s brother Pat. He also sued the PSNI chief constable, the MoD and the secretary of state.