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Springhill estate on 9 July 1972. Thirteen-year-old Margaret Gargan was shot "directly in the face" by a different soldier on the same day. Coroner Mr Justice Scoffield concluded that the force used
Springhill and Westrock areas of west [Belfast](https://www.theguardian.com/uk/belfast) on 9 July 1972, Mr Justice Scoffield said on Thursday. The blistering verdict about one of the most highly contested events of the Troubles said