James Sefton

Recorded Details

Circumstances

Sefton, James (65) Protestant Status: ex-Royal Ulster Constabulary (xRUC), Killed by: Irish Republican Army (IRA) Killed, together with his wife, by booby trap bomb attached to their car, which exploded shortly after leaving their home, while driving along Ballygomartin Road, Belfast.

Sources

This record is compiled from the following historical datasets:

• CAIN Sutton Index of Deaths (Ulster University)
• The McKeown Troubles Deaths Database

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