CORONER PRAISES COURAGE OF WIDOW WHO GAVE EVIDENCE
Coroner praises courage of widow who gave evidence
THE Coroner hearing the Omagh Inquest has praised the courage of the wife of one of the victims of the August 15 tragedy for her courage in attending and giving evidence.
Mr. John Leckey assured Mrs. Bernadette McCrory that her husband, Brian, would have known nothing about what happened to him.
Addressing Mrs. McCrory he said: I would like to pay tribute to your courage in coming along this morning in connection with the inquest into the death of your late husband. I am sure the proceedings must have been very difficult for you and your family".
Mr. Gerald McAlinden, who appeared for the McCrory family, said the McCrorys wished to thank all their family, friends and neighbours, the services and, particularly, the police liaison officer assigned to them, for the help and support they had offered since the atrocity.
Mr. Leckey said he was sure that point was well made, and added that, in such a dreadful tragedy support from all quarters must have been of great importance.
"I am sure the police are grateful," Mr. Leckey said.
In evidence, Mrs. McCrory said her husband had left to go into Omagh to collect a person at 1pm; he also had to clean windows and was to call at her mother's.
She said she knew that he had gone to her mother's and that he had taken photographs, and had gone into town, but he had not collected the person.
She said Mr. McCrory went to town a second time, and had left her mother's home prior to the bomb.
She said his car was later found parked in the car park to rear of Extra Vision. She added that her husband did not return home and they did not know of any reason why he did not contact them.
Mrs. McCrory went on to say that since her husband's death some days were "rough".
In a statement read to the Coroner's Court, Mr. William Andrew White, said that he had been in town at about 2.30pm on the day of the bombing and walked from town along Market Street towards Campsie, crossing over the street near the electricity showroom.
He said he walked between a plum-coloured cavalier and a white Astra, which were both facing up Market Street towards High Street, and he noticed a man he later knew to be Mr. McCrory standing at the back of the Astra.
The deputy state pathologist, Dr. Derek Carson, told the inquest that the cause of Mr. McCrory's death was multiple injuries due to a bomb explosion.
He said that due to the injuries death would have been instantaneous.
THE Coroner hearing the Omagh Inquest has praised the courage of the wife of one of the victims of the August 15 tragedy for her courage in attending and giving evidence.
Mr. John Leckey assured Mrs. Bernadette McCrory that her husband, Brian, would have known nothing about what happened to him.
Addressing Mrs. McCrory he said: I would like to pay tribute to your courage in coming along this morning in connection with the inquest into the death of your late husband. I am sure the proceedings must have been very difficult for you and your family".
Mr. Gerald McAlinden, who appeared for the McCrory family, said the McCrorys wished to thank all their family, friends and neighbours, the services and, particularly, the police liaison officer assigned to them, for the help and support they had offered since the atrocity.
Mr. Leckey said he was sure that point was well made, and added that, in such a dreadful tragedy support from all quarters must have been of great importance.
"I am sure the police are grateful," Mr. Leckey said.
In evidence, Mrs. McCrory said her husband had left to go into Omagh to collect a person at 1pm; he also had to clean windows and was to call at her mother's.
She said she knew that he had gone to her mother's and that he had taken photographs, and had gone into town, but he had not collected the person.
She said Mr. McCrory went to town a second time, and had left her mother's home prior to the bomb.
She said his car was later found parked in the car park to rear of Extra Vision. She added that her husband did not return home and they did not know of any reason why he did not contact them.
Mrs. McCrory went on to say that since her husband's death some days were "rough".
In a statement read to the Coroner's Court, Mr. William Andrew White, said that he had been in town at about 2.30pm on the day of the bombing and walked from town along Market Street towards Campsie, crossing over the street near the electricity showroom.
He said he walked between a plum-coloured cavalier and a white Astra, which were both facing up Market Street towards High Street, and he noticed a man he later knew to be Mr. McCrory standing at the back of the Astra.
The deputy state pathologist, Dr. Derek Carson, told the inquest that the cause of Mr. McCrory's death was multiple injuries due to a bomb explosion.
He said that due to the injuries death would have been instantaneous.
Further Information
Publisher: TYRONE CONSTITUTION
Ref: TC/1556
Published Date: 28-Sep-00
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