The late Sammy Devenny.
The family of Sammy Devenny ,who died after he was beaten by RUC officers in his Derry home almost 45 years ago, are to take legal action in an attempt to force the Metropolitan Police to release files in the case..
Mr Devenny (42), a father of nine, died on 16 July, 1969 from injuries sustained in the 19 April attack in his William Street home in which a number of his children, eight of whom were at home at the time, were also injured.
Mr Devenny’s family applied for files related to the inquiry carried out in 1970 into the killing by the Metropolitan Police with a “freedom of information” request through the Pat Finucane Centre only to be told the files were “reclassified” in 2012.
Mr Devenny’s son, Jim, who witnessed the attack as a young boy, said the family were not interested in prosecuting the officers involved but wanted to find out “the truth.”
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