This is not the first time that this has happened, Mrs Mallon aged 75 was shot in her home in Tyrone, the Army had the house under survelliance but failed to intervene, also Rosemary Nelson the Lurgan Lawyer who was killed when her car was booby-trapped, the surrounding area was swamped with British Army patrols hours before.

There are numerous incidents of set-ups by the security forces, after all collusion was rife and the Loyalists had free rein to kill any Nationalists that refused to "keep their head down". Ard Mhacha.