Family stress over inquiry delay

Soldiers shot 13 people dead in Derry on Bloody Sunday

A brother of a man killed on Bloody Sunday has said the delay in publishing the findings of the Saville Inquiry had added to the families' stress.

Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the opening of the inquiry, set up to re-examine the events of that day.

Fourteen people died after British soldiers opened fire on a civil rights march in Derry in January 1972.

Liam Wray, whose brother, Jim, was killed said he did not expect the inquiry to take so long.

"Ten years is a long time," he said.

"In saying that, the search for truth has been going on a lot longer than that, so we are prepared to wait.

"But it does create a lot of stress and a lot of anxiety obviously the longer the process drags out."

Lord Saville has been presiding over the inquiry

The Bloody Sunday inquiry was established in 1998 by Prime Minister Tony Blair after a campaign by families of those killed and injured.

Lord Saville of Newdigate and the Commonwealth judges accompanying him on the inquiry began hearing evidence in March 2000.

It heard evidence from from than 900 witnesses including leading politicians, including the prime minister at the time, Sir Edward Heath, civilians, policemen, soldiers and IRA members.

The inquiry has cost about £150m.

Its findings were due to be published almost three years ago.