n today’s video, we look back at the tragic murder of RUC Inspector Norman Duddy, a devoted police officer, father, and long-standing member of the Strand Road Presbyterian Church in Londonderry.

On 28 March 1982, shortly after leaving Sunday service with his two young sons, Inspector Duddy was shot dead by IRA gunmen in a shocking attack carried out as he sat in his car. The killing—witnessed by his children—became one of the most deeply felt tragedies of the early 1980s during the Northern Ireland conflict.

This video explores:

Who Norman Duddy was

The events leading up to the attack

How the murder unfolded

The wider impact on the community and on policing during the Troubles

This story is part of a broader effort to document and understand the human cost of the Troubles, honouring the memory of those who lost their lives.

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