A fresh appeal for information has been made about an attack on a bus in Armagh in 1972 which claimed the life of a woman described as much-loved and missed by her family.
Margaret Johnston, known as Ruby, 38, received significant burn injuries when petrol bombs were thrown at the Ulsterbus she was travelling home from work on along Friary Street on Saturday afternoon, February 5th, 1972.
The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) has made an appeal for witnesses to the incident as part of its investigation into Johnston’s death.
It said Johnston boarded the bus on the number 56 Newtownhamilton route at around 4:20pm and sat in the first front seat opposite the driver.
At around 4:30pm the bus travelled along the Friary Road and slowed at the junction with Lower Irish Street when it came under attack from a crowd of approximately 60 who had gathered.
The ICRIR said the crowd began to throw stones at the bus,...
