The mother of a schoolboy (18) murdered 11years ago has called for "a Bloody Sunday style inquiry" into his and other murders following the revelation that collusion may have played a role in his death.
Mrs Bridie O'Hara, whose son Gerard was shot dead in September 1992 in their north Belfast home, issued the call after fresh claims that he was a victim of RUC collusion with members of the loyalist Ulster Freedom Fighters.
Gerard, a former newspaper delivery boy, and a pupil at St Patrick's High School, was settling down in front of television with his mother in their home in the New Lodge area of Belfast when his killer struck.
A new book on jailed loyalist Johnny Adair and infamous C Company unit has alleged the gang was encouraged to attack the family's home by a police officer.
Mad Dog: The Rise and Fall of Johnny Adair and C Company, by journalists David Lister and Hugh Jordan, claims a loyalist was told by an RUC member thatone of O'Hara's six brothers was a member of the IRA.
According to the authors, the allegation was unsubstantiated.
The book claims Gerard O'Hara's killer was Stephen "Top Gun" McKeague, who later died of a cocaine overdose.
It also alleges Adair's unit was tipped off by police about a safe house used by Sinn Féin leaders, including Gerry Adams, on the outskirts of west Belfastbut did not mount an attack.
Mrs O'Hara said: "For years I been saying Gerard was a victim of collusion and people looked at me as if I wasn't wise," she told journalists. "All my suspicions fell on deaf ears. Now it's coming to light."
The allegations have surfaced a day before retired Canadian Judge Peter Cory is due to hand in his report to the British and Irish Governments on seven controversial killings during the Troubles.
He has been considering allegations of collusion in the killings of solicitors Pat Finucane and Rosemary Nelson in a gun attack in February 1989 and a car bombin March 1999 respectively.
He has also examined the controversial circumstances surrounding the shooting of Loyalist Volunteer Force leader Billy Wright in the Maze Prison duringChristmas 1997.
His report will also deal with allegations of collusion between members of the gardaí and the IRA in the murders of Lord Justice Henry Gibson and Lady Cecily Gibson in April 1987 and RUC inspectors Bob Buchanan and Harry Breen in March 1989.