The Sun backs £650,000 fighting fund to help families of 1982 IRA Hyde Park bomb victims win justice and suspect John Downey face up to his crime after official blunders
Four soldiers and seven cavalry horses were killed in the attack
THE Sun today backs a fighting fund to help families of the Hyde Park bomb victims win justice at long last.
Four soldiers and seven cavalry horses were killed in the 1982 IRA attack — but the trial of suspect John Downey collapsed due to official blunders.
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We want readers to help the families fund a civil court action against Downey, so he finally faces up to his crime.
Two family members of the Hyde Park IRA bomb victims yesterday begged Sun readers to help them bring the man responsible for the atrocity to justice.
Sarahjane Young and Mark Tipper need to raise £650,000 for a civil action against prime suspect John Downey.
He walked free three years ago after his trial collapsed when it was revealed bungling officials had wrongly promised him immunity from criminal prosecution.
Mark, whose brother Simon, 19, was one of four soldiers killed in the 1982 blast, said: “If we can get this man before the courts in some way, it will show the public at least still believes in justice.
“We’ve been let down again and again by the authorities over the past 35 years and, if I’m honest, at times we’ve almost given up hope.
“They talk a good fight down in Westminster — but the British people put up the best fight of all.
“The lads who died were willing to put their own lives on the line for the country they loved. We just want to get justice for them, no matter how long that takes.”
You can donate online using these bank details: Sort code 18-00-02, and account number 04507118.
You could also go to your own bank with the details.
Donors can also send cash or cheques to: Hyde Park Justice Campaign, Fourth Floor, 158 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9TR. Any money left over will be donated to other legal actions for serving members of the Armed Forces or victims of terrorism and their families.
The Hyde Park blast on 20 July was one of the IRA’s most infamous attacks.
You can donate online using these bank details: Sort code 18-00-02, and account number 04507118.
You could also go to your own bank with the details.
Donors can also send cash or cheques to: Hyde Park Justice Campaign, Fourth Floor, 158 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 9TR. Any money left over will be donated to other legal actions for serving members of the Armed Forces or victims of terrorism and their families.