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[[Steve Ibinson]] (1975-2009)<ref>[http://www.palacebarracksmemorialgarden.co.uk/archive/RememberingourFriends.htm#Ibinson Remembering our friends], Palace Barracks Memorial Gardens, accessed 29 November 2011.</ref> was a special forces soldier and private investigator.<ref>Martin Breen, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/brave-ibbo-truly-was-one-of-a-kind-14272818.html Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind], ''Sunday Life'', 19 April 2009.</ref> | [[Steve Ibinson]] (1975-2009)<ref>[http://www.palacebarracksmemorialgarden.co.uk/archive/RememberingourFriends.htm#Ibinson Remembering our friends], Palace Barracks Memorial Gardens, accessed 29 November 2011.</ref> was a special forces soldier and private investigator.<ref>Martin Breen, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/brave-ibbo-truly-was-one-of-a-kind-14272818.html Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind], ''Sunday Life'', 19 April 2009.</ref> | ||
| − | Ibinson served in the [[Parachute Regiment]].<ref name="Echo31Aug09">[http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4572996.Tribute_to_Undercover_Steve/ Memorial service for former soldier and undercover journalist Steve Ibinson], ''Northern Echo'', 31 August 2009.</ref> According to the ''Daily Mail', | + | Ibinson served in the [[Parachute Regiment]].<ref name="Echo31Aug09">[http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4572996.Tribute_to_Undercover_Steve/ Memorial service for former soldier and undercover journalist Steve Ibinson], ''Northern Echo'', 31 August 2009.</ref> According to the ''Daily Mail'', he also served in the [[SAS]].<ref>Andy Dolan, [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1212014/Dog-fight-duo-warned-face-jail-RSPCA-helps-smash-Europes-biggest-sydicate.html Mother-of-three 'staged bloody pit bull fights at her home'], ''Daily Mail'', 9 September 2009.</ref> |
He left the army at 27, settling in Belfast and setting up his own private investigation firm.<ref name="Echo31Aug09"/> | He left the army at 27, settling in Belfast and setting up his own private investigation firm.<ref name="Echo31Aug09"/> | ||
| − | From 2005 onwards, Ibinson worked closely with journalist [[Martin Breen]] on a number of investigations, including tracking down the killer of [[Pat Finucane]], [[Ken Barrett]] to his home in England, following his release from jail.<ref>Martin Breen, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/brave-ibbo-truly-was-one-of-a-kind-14272818.html Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind], ''Sunday Life'', 19 April 2009.</ref> | + | From 2005 onwards, Ibinson worked closely with journalist [[Martin Breen]] on a number of investigations, including tracking down the killer of [[Pat Finucane]], [[Ken Barrett]], to his home in England, following his release from jail.<ref>Martin Breen, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/brave-ibbo-truly-was-one-of-a-kind-14272818.html Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind], ''Sunday Life'', 19 April 2009.</ref> |
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| + | Ibinson died of a heart attack in Afghanistan in April 2009, while working for an American private security company investigating the heroin trade.<ref>Jilly Beattie, ULSTER SPECIAL FORCES HERO DROPS DEAD; | ||
| + | EX-SOLDIER'S AFGHAN TRAGEDY AGED 33, The Mirror, 18 April 2009.</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*[[S.I.B. Security]] - Director<ref>LevelBusiness [http://www.levelbusiness.com/doc/person/uk/06639825 STEPHEN PAUL IBINSON]</ref> | *[[S.I.B. Security]] - Director<ref>LevelBusiness [http://www.levelbusiness.com/doc/person/uk/06639825 STEPHEN PAUL IBINSON]</ref> | ||
| − | ==External | + | ==External resources== |
*LevelBusiness [http://www.levelbusiness.com/doc/person/uk/06639825 STEPHEN PAUL IBINSON] | *LevelBusiness [http://www.levelbusiness.com/doc/person/uk/06639825 STEPHEN PAUL IBINSON] | ||
*Martin Breen, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/brave-ibbo-truly-was-one-of-a-kind-14272818.html Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind], ''Sunday Life'', 19 April 2009. | *Martin Breen, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/brave-ibbo-truly-was-one-of-a-kind-14272818.html Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind], ''Sunday Life'', 19 April 2009. | ||
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| − | [[Category:Northern Ireland|Ibinson, Steve]][[Category:Parachute Regiment|Ibinson, Steve]] | + | [[Category:Northern Ireland|Ibinson, Steve]][[Category:Parachute Regiment|Ibinson, Steve]][[Category:State Violence and Collusion Project|Ibinson, Steve]] |
Latest revision as of 00:28, 24 August 2012
Steve Ibinson (1975-2009)[1] was a special forces soldier and private investigator.[2]
Ibinson served in the Parachute Regiment.[3] According to the Daily Mail, he also served in the SAS.[4]
He left the army at 27, settling in Belfast and setting up his own private investigation firm.[3]
From 2005 onwards, Ibinson worked closely with journalist Martin Breen on a number of investigations, including tracking down the killer of Pat Finucane, Ken Barrett, to his home in England, following his release from jail.[5]
Ibinson died of a heart attack in Afghanistan in April 2009, while working for an American private security company investigating the heroin trade.[6]
Affiliations
- S.I.B. Security - Director[7]
External resources
- LevelBusiness STEPHEN PAUL IBINSON
- Martin Breen, Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind, Sunday Life, 19 April 2009.
- Brave as a Bulldog, Northern Echo, 29 August 2009.
- Andy Dolan, Mother-of-three 'staged bloody pit bull fights at her home', Daily Mail, 9 September 2009.
- Rachel Wearmouth,Posthumous award for reporter Stephen, Northern Echo, 2 October 2010.
Notes
- ↑ Remembering our friends, Palace Barracks Memorial Gardens, accessed 29 November 2011.
- ↑ Martin Breen, Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind, Sunday Life, 19 April 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Memorial service for former soldier and undercover journalist Steve Ibinson, Northern Echo, 31 August 2009.
- ↑ Andy Dolan, Mother-of-three 'staged bloody pit bull fights at her home', Daily Mail, 9 September 2009.
- ↑ Martin Breen, Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind, Sunday Life, 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Jilly Beattie, ULSTER SPECIAL FORCES HERO DROPS DEAD; EX-SOLDIER'S AFGHAN TRAGEDY AGED 33, The Mirror, 18 April 2009.
- ↑ LevelBusiness STEPHEN PAUL IBINSON
