CORONER COMMENDS WIFE'S COURAGE
Coroner commends wife's courage in coming to inquest
DISTURBING details surrounding the identification of a 54-year-old Omagh man who was one of the many innocent victims to die in the bomb, was revealed at the Inquests on Thursday.
Brian McCrory, a crane driver, of Ballinamullan Road, who was the person standing closest to the car bomb when it exploded, was subsequently identified by a fingerprint.
His wife of 27-years, Bernadette Bridget McCrory was commended for her courage in coming to the Inquest by the Corner, John Leckey who expressed his deepest sympathy to her and her family.
Mrs McCrory said her husband had left their home to visit her mother and to pick up their daughter, Louise, at 1.00pm that afternoon. She understood Brian left her mother's home between 2.45 and 3.00pm.
Mr McCrory did not return home and she knew of no reason why he had not contacted her.
The Coroner told her that he appreciated her coming to court, knowing it would be an ordeal.
He asked her how she was coping?
She replied: "Some days are rough"
The last person to see deceased alive was Omagh man, William Andrew. He was walking down Market Street towards Campsie and crossed the road between two cars, near the Electricity Showrooms. It was then that he recalled noticing Mr McCrory talking to another man.
The Inquest heard deceased was identified by a finger print taken from a picture frame in his home. He had died from multiple injuries due to the bomb explosion.
The Inquest also heard Mr McCrory was particularly close to the car when the bomb exploded and he would not have known anything about what had happened.
At the conclusion, Counsel for the McCrory Family expressed thanks to the police and its liaison team and all the other services involved for their support.
DISTURBING details surrounding the identification of a 54-year-old Omagh man who was one of the many innocent victims to die in the bomb, was revealed at the Inquests on Thursday.
Brian McCrory, a crane driver, of Ballinamullan Road, who was the person standing closest to the car bomb when it exploded, was subsequently identified by a fingerprint.
His wife of 27-years, Bernadette Bridget McCrory was commended for her courage in coming to the Inquest by the Corner, John Leckey who expressed his deepest sympathy to her and her family.
Mrs McCrory said her husband had left their home to visit her mother and to pick up their daughter, Louise, at 1.00pm that afternoon. She understood Brian left her mother's home between 2.45 and 3.00pm.
Mr McCrory did not return home and she knew of no reason why he had not contacted her.
The Coroner told her that he appreciated her coming to court, knowing it would be an ordeal.
He asked her how she was coping?
She replied: "Some days are rough"
The last person to see deceased alive was Omagh man, William Andrew. He was walking down Market Street towards Campsie and crossed the road between two cars, near the Electricity Showrooms. It was then that he recalled noticing Mr McCrory talking to another man.
The Inquest heard deceased was identified by a finger print taken from a picture frame in his home. He had died from multiple injuries due to the bomb explosion.
The Inquest also heard Mr McCrory was particularly close to the car when the bomb exploded and he would not have known anything about what had happened.
At the conclusion, Counsel for the McCrory Family expressed thanks to the police and its liaison team and all the other services involved for their support.
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Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/1480
Published Date: 28-Sep-00
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