Seamus Grew

Seamus Grew

Seamus Grew (died 12 December 1982) was a volunteer in the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) who was killed in controversial circumstances by 14 Intelligence Company (The "Det") soldiers while they attempted to kill the INLA Chief of Staff Dominic McGlinchey. [cite book
last = Taylor
first = Peter
authorlink = Peter Taylor (Journalist)
title = BRITS: The War Against the IRA
publisher = Bloomsbury
date = 2002
pages = pp. 243-247
isbn = 0-7475-5806-X
] Roddie Carroll also died in the attack. Their deaths were subsequently investigate by Sir John Stalker as part of his investigation into the Shoot-to-kill policy in Northern Ireland.

Seamus was the brother of Dessie Grew, an IRA volunteer who was killed on active service on 9 October 1990.

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