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Daniel Cousin

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Gender Male
Age 47
Date of birth February 7,1977
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Libreville
Gabon
Height 186 (cm)
Weight 85 (kg)
NationalityGabonese
Number RC Lens
Team coached Gabon national football team
Position Forward
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Daniel Cousin Life story


Daniel Michel Cousin is a Gabonese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played for Martigues, Chamois Niortais, Le Mans Union Club 72, RC Lens, Rangers, Hull City, Larissa and Sapins, as well as the Gabon national team.

Daniel Hegarty: Decision not to prosecute soldier who shot boy quashed

Jun 29,2023 5:10 am

By Claire GrahamBBC News NI

The family of a Teenage Boy shot dead in Londonderry in 1972 have successfully challenged a decision not to prosecute The Soldier who killed him.

Daniel Hegarty was 15 when he was shot twice in The Head by a soldier.

In July 2021, The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) announced it was

The Court of Appeal has now quashed that decision.

In his judgment on Thursday, Mr Justice Treacy said it came after " anxious scrutiny" of The Details .

The Appeal was put forward by Daniel's sister Margaret Brady.

Her legal team said they welcomed the decision.

Operation Motorman

Daniel, who was a labourer, was shot during an Army operation in the Creggan area of Derry on 31 July 1972.

It was during Operation Motorman , the name given to a military operation by the Army to reclaim " no-go areas" Set Up by republican paramilitaries in towns across Northern Ireland .

At The Time it was largest British military operation since the Suez Crisis of 1956.

Daniel's cousin Christopher Hegarty, who was 16, was wounded in the same incident.

In 2011, an inquest jury unanimously found Daniel.

An initial inquest had been held in 1973 and recorded an open verdict.

The Second inquest was ordered by the Northern Ireland Attorney General in 2009 following an examination by the Historical Enquiries Team.

In 2007, The British government apologised to the Hegarty family for describing Daniel as a terrorist.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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