Old Bailey bomber Marian Price tells Disney+ to cut Jean McConville murder scene from Say Nothing
Old Bailey bomber Marian Price wants Disney+ to remove a scene depicting her murdering Jean McConville from its Troubles TV show Say Nothing.
The ex-IRA member is suing the streaming giant over a section of the drama which she claims 'falsely portrays her as having carried out the execution-style murder of Jean McConville by shooting her in the back of the head'.
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