A youth who made a "miracle" recovery after being shot through the eye by a loyalist killer gang was awarded more than £200,000 compensation yesterday. Christopher Lawless (15), of Brooke Drive, Dunmurry, was shot when UFF gunmen attacked customers in the Devenish Arms pub a few days before Christmas 1991.
He hid under a pool table but was seen by a gunman who bent down and shot him at point-blank range. Aiden Wallace (22), from Ashton Park, Belfast, was killed in the attack. The bullet which struck Christopher went through his left eye and exited above his ear. He has lost the sight in his left eye.