23 Jun 1987: Robert Guthrie, 41-year-old Protestant, married with - TopicsExpress



          

23 Jun 1987: Robert Guthrie, 41-year-old Protestant, married with 2 children and an RUC police officer was from Queensway, Carrickfergus. SGT. Guthrie arrived for work at 5:30PM at the Antrim Road RUC station wearing civilian clothes. As he arrived for work he was shot by the IRA. SGT. Guthrie stopped his car at the Cavehill Road to turn into Richmond Square at the back of the police station. A gunman opened fire from the the Waterworks park across the road. SGT. Guthrie was taken to the Mater Hospital where he later died. In July 1975, he joined the RUC and in 1979 he was promoted to Sergeant. The son of a local SDLP member was sentenced to life in prison in November 1988 for the murder of SGT. Guthrie. LEST WE FORGET! dh
Posted on: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:57:10 +0000

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