February 12, 1997. Bessbrook, County Armagh. A 23-year-old lance bombardier from the Royal Horse Artillery is standing at a permanent vehicle checkpoint near the edge of town. His name is Stephen Restorick. A woman named Lorraine McElroy has just pulled up — she and her husband are heading home, ice cream for their children on the back seat. Restorick checks her driving licence. He hands it back. He smiles. McElroy described what happened next t…
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