A man who was wrongly convicted of IRA attacks on pubs in Birmingham in 1974 has died at the age of 80.
Paddy Hill was among a group of men from Northern Ireland jailed for the atrocity who became known as the Birmingham Six.
Some 21 people were killed in explosions at two Birmingham city centre pubs in November 1974.
The Birmingham Six spent almost two decades in prison for the bombings before their convictions were quashed in 1991.
The Miscarriages of Justice Organisation (MOJO) said in a post on their Facebook page that Mr Hill died peacefully at home on Monday morning.
They said: “It is with great sorrow Paddy died this morning peacefully at home. Our condolences to his family at this sad time.
“We ask that you respect the family’s privacy.”
SDLP Leader Claire Hanna MP offered her condolences following Mr Hill's death.
The South Belfast and Mid Down MP said: “On behalf of the SDLP I extend deepest sympathies to the family of Paddy Hill, who I was fortunate to meet and spend time with in the past. He was a thoroughly Belfast man - decent, outspoken, combative and with no side to him.
"He suffered the trauma and injustice of many lifetimes, brutal treatment by the West Midlands Police, being framed, and suffering torturously long false imprisonment. He so often acknowledged the support of those who stood by the Birmingham Six and fought for their release, and was contemptuous of those whose actions had caused his suffering and that of the victims of the Birmingham massacre.
“Paddy channeled his experiences into the MOJO organisation, alongside his great friend Gerry Conlon, and helping others who experienced grave injustices will be their legacy.”
Mr Hill founded the group in 2001 to help others. Just three of the Birmingham Six are still living, including Gerry Hunter, John Walker and Billy Power.
Hugh Callaghan died in 2023 and Richard McIlkenny died in 2006.
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