When is Shot by My Neighbour on TV?

Stacey Dooley investigates a wave of beatings and kneecappings in Northern Ireland

Published: Tuesday, 18 September 2018 at 8:57 am

Stacey Dooley travels to Northern Ireland to report on punishment shootings – sometimes referred to as 'kneecappings' – where victims' knees and ankles are shot. These brutal attacks are often carried out by vigilante armed groups from the victims' own neighbourhoods.

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What time is Shot by My Neighbour on TV?

The documentary airs on Tuesday 18th September at 10.45pm on BBC1.

What's the documentary about?

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The victims are often young men accused of some kind of anti-social behaviour, like drug dealing, who are then contacted by a paramilitary group with a time and place for the punishment.

Dooley talks with victims – left with lifelong injuries and mental scars – before meeting with disguised Republican gunmen who have previously carried out similar shootings.

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"I don't feel guilt or remorse, it's social action," one gunman says. "It'll help in the long run."

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Radio Times Staff

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