Pitchfork murders
| Pitchfork murders | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Troubles | |
| Location | Aughnahinch, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland |
| Date | 23 October 1972 4:20 p.m. |
Attack type | Stabbing |
| Weapon | Bowie knife |
| Victims | Michael Naan and Andrew Murray |
| Perpetrators | Stanley Hathaway John Byrne Iain Chestnut |
The killings of Michael Naan and Andrew Murray, better known as the Pitchfork murders, was the stabbing of two Catholic civilians, Michael Naan (born c. 1941) and Andrew Joseph Murray (born 22 February 1948) in October 1972, by two British Army soldiers of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders.
Initial reports claimed Naan and Murray were killed with a pitchfork which is where the incidents name comes from.