Connel man jailed in India to come home
CONNEL seaman Billy Irving, detained in an Indian cell for five months, will soon be back home after charges against him and his fellow crew were quashed, according to his girlfriend. The 33-year-old...
View ArticleThousands raised for stranded Billy
Despite her baby being due in a few weeks, nothing was going to stop Yvonne McHugh, Connel, attending a fundraiser in Campbeltown for her partner Billy Irving who has been stuck in India for 16 months....
View ArticleStricken seaman Billy unable to officially register son’s birth
He has been given clearance to leave India by courts and immigration officials but stricken seaman Billy Irving, 34, continues to languish in the country, separated from his partner and newborn son...
View ArticleBilly’s Indian battle rages on
THE legal battle to clear Connel sailor, Billy Irving, of gun-running charges and reunite him with his partner and baby son got under way again in the Indian Supreme Court on Monday. Having been told...
View ArticleNew hope for jailed Connel man Billy Irving
Connel ex-para Billy Irving is expecting to hear within 14 days whether he will be released from an Indian prison in time for Christmas. The Supreme Court of India indicated that it wanted to...
View ArticleIndian appeal court finds Connel man Billy Irving not guilty
The appeal court in India has found Connel man and ex-paratrooper Billy Irving not guilty. Billy and five other British ex-servicemen were sentenced to five years in an Indian prison in January 2016....
View ArticleConnel man Billy back home at last
Billy Irving landed in Glasgow Airport this morning after being freed from an Indian prison last week. The Connel man was found not guilty of firearms offences last Monday, after being being sentenced...
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