ANOTHER VICTIM
CORK STREET OUTRAGE DETECTIVE KILLED (Reed. Jan. 5, 9 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 4. Three patrolling detectives in Patrick street, the principal thoroughfare of Cork, challenged two men they knew to be members of the Irish Republican Army. One of the I.R.A. pair immediately fired, hitting Detective Officer Roche near the heart. The colleagues of the wounded officer were about to draw their revolvers when the crowd rushed to their assistance. Both men were detained. Detective Officer Roche died a few hours later, j
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20137, 5 January 1940, Page 7
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85ANOTHER VICTIM Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20137, 5 January 1940, Page 7
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