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In March 1993, an IRA unit from Ardoyne shot dead UDA member Norman Truesdale in his shop at the junction of the Oldpark Road and Century Street. At the time, his family claimed he had no paramilitary links, but his brother later stated his belief that he was involved in the shooting at James Murray's bookmakers, and a UDA mural was painted in the area in his memory. He was also named by Lister and Jordan as a UDA gunman. IRA efforts to assassinate Johnny Adair intensified after the attack, culminating in the 1993 Shankill Road bombing, when an attempt to wipe out the UDA leadership, including Adair, resulted in the deaths of nine Protestant civilians and one of the IRA bombers, days before normans murder the
IRA tried to murder Johnny and C Company head of security big Donald Hodgen,
DESSIE Truesdale believes his brother Norman was murdered by the IRA in direct revenge for his involvement in a sectarian massacre.
Dessie Truesdale believes his brother Norman was murdered by the IRA in direct revenge for his involvement in a sectarian massacre.
Norman Truesdale (39) was gunned down in his grocer's shop on the Oldpark Road in March 1993, four months after the UDA had attacked a bookies shop in the area, killing three.
At the time, Norman Truesdale's family said he was not involved with paramilitaries.
Twelve years on, however, Dessie has revealed that he believes his brother WAS involved in the bookies shop massacre - and that sealed his fate.
And he blames Johnny Adair for his brother's death, because Adair sent out the UFF killers to attack the bookies, Dessie is the one that had adairs two alsation dogs and refused to give them back.
In March 1993, an IRA unit from Ardoyne shot dead UDA member Norman Truesdale in his shop at the junction of the Oldpark Road and Century Street. At the time, his family claimed he had no paramilitary links, but his brother later stated his belief that he was involved in the shooting at James Murray's bookmakers, and a UDA mural was painted in the area in his memory. He was also named by Lister and Jordan as a UDA gunman. IRA efforts to assassinate Johnny Adair intensified after the attack, culminating in the 1993 Shankill Road bombing, when an attempt to wipe out the UDA leadership, including Adair, resulted in the deaths of nine Protestant civilians and one of the IRA bombers, days before normans murder the
IRA tried to murder Johnny and C Company head of security big Donald Hodgen,
DESSIE Truesdale believes his brother Norman was murdered by the IRA in direct revenge for his involvement in a sectarian massacre.
Dessie Truesdale believes his brother Norman was murdered by the IRA in direct revenge for his involvement in a sectarian massacre.
Norman Truesdale (39) was gunned down in his grocer's shop on the Oldpark Road in March 1993, four months after the UDA had attacked a bookies shop in the area, killing three.
At the time, Norman Truesdale's family said he was not involved with paramilitaries.
Twelve years on, however, Dessie has revealed that he believes his brother WAS involved in the bookies shop massacre - and that sealed his fate.
And he blames Johnny Adair for his brother's death, because Adair sent out the UFF killers to attack the bookies, Dessie is the one that had adairs two alsation dogs and refused to give them back.
