23 October 2020
Appeal For Information Regarding The Death Of Leo Anthony Norney
22nd OCTOBER 2020
PRESS NOTICE
LEGACY INQUEST UNIT
APPEAL FOR INFORMATION REGARDING THE DEATH OF LEO
ANTHONY NORNEY ON 13TH SEPTEMBER 1975
The inquest
into the death of 17 year old Leo Norney on 13th September 1975 is
to be heard by Coroner McGurgan on a date to be fixed.
On the
evening of 13th September 1975, around 11pm, Leo Norney was in the
Ardmonagh Gardens area of Turf Lodge when he was fatally shot.
Leo had
been out socialising that evening and was said to be making his way to meet his
girlfriend who was babysitting in that area.
Witnesses stated he had just alighted from a black taxi at Shepherd’s
Path near the top of the Whiterock Road, before the shooting occurred
The
Coroner, Mr McGurgan, requests that anyone who can assist this inquest in
examining the death of Leo Norney make contact with the Legacy Inquest Unit.
There may, for example, be persons who were in the area at the relevant time or
who were in the black taxi with Leo or who may have relevant information
concerning the death. It would be
particularly useful to identify the driver of the black taxi.
Any individual who was in the area at the relevant
time or who may have information in relation to the death of Leo Norney is
requested to contact the Legacy Inquest Unit using the contact details below.
The
contact details are:
Legacy Inquest Unit
Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
1st Floor
Laganside House
23-27 Oxford Street
Belfast
BT1 3LA
Telephone: 90 446 829
Email: legacy@courtsni.gov.uk