IRA bomb victim ‘completely devastated’ as Gerry Adams court case discontinued

Barry Laycock outside the Royal Courts of Justice, in central London earlier this month (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

One of the three IRA bombing victims who sued Gerry Adams for damages at the High Court has said he is “completely devastated” after the claim was discontinued.

Barry Laycock, a victim of the 1996 Arndale shopping centre bombing in Manchester, sued Mr Adams for £1 in damages along with John Clark, a victim of the 1973 Old Bailey bombing in London, and Jonathan Ganesh, a 1996 London Docklands bombing victim.