Observer B
Observer B was an informant working for the British Army and MI5 officers 'Julian' and 'James' in Northern Ireland in the 1970s.[1]
Observer B reportedly told journalist Liam Clarke that he knew of abuse at the Kincora children's home.
- 'My case officer told me to leave McGrath to them and I have always believed they used the information (about his sexual activities) to recruit him as an informer,' Observer B told me.
- He was referring to William McGrath, the housemaster of Kincora Boys' Home and one of three men later jailed for abusing youngsters in his care. Observer B, who had supplied a dossier to MI5, was promptly told to leave McGrath's Tara paramilitary group and join the UDA.[2]
External resources
- Witness Statement: Observer B', Bloody Sunday Inquiry, archived at the National Archives.
- Witness Statement: 'Julian'', Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2 February 2000, archived at the National Archives.
Notes
- ↑ Witness Statment: Observer B' Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 2 February 2000, archived at the National Archives.
- ↑ Liam Clarke, Kincora: MI5 knew about it but did nothing, that much is certain, Belfast Telegraph, 16 July 2014.
