Mr. John D. TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many persons have been prosecuted for murder in each of the past 10 years; and how many of these persons were prosecuted for murder related to the terrorist campaign. [10]
§ Sir John WheelerThe information is as follows:
Number of persons prosecuted for murder 1985–1994 Terrorist Non terrorist Total 1985 38 1 39 1986 24 1 25 1987 10 9 19 1988 12 5 17 1989 11 4 15 1990 8 1 9 1991 9 2 11 1992 7 7 14 1993 17 1 18 1994 13 4 17 These figures refer to the number of persons prosecuted for murder in separate murder trials. A person facing two counts of murder in the same trial is counted once and a person prosecuted for two murders in separate trials is counted twice.
The statistics in the terrorist murder column refer to prosecutions in non-jury Crown courts.
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