THE attorney general has ordered a new inquest into the death of an IRA man shot by British soldiers on the morning of Operation Motorman in 1972.
Seamus Bradley (19), pictured, died when soldiers flooded Derry's Creggan in a bid to break up nogo areas.
Following the shooting, the teenager's body was not recovered for around an hour, after which he was taken to a British army post rather than hospital.
While he was shot four times, he died as a result of blood loss.
The Historical Enquiries Team (HET) last year concluded that Mr Bradley's death was not properly investigated at the time.
However, the report sparked controversy when it claimed that soldiers acted lawfully if they were telling the truth.
In his response to the HET report, Attorney General John Larkin agreed that the death was not properly investigated.
Mr Larkin also expressed concern over the failure to ensure Mr Bradley received medical attention in time.
"What remains of concern is the length of time it took the army to collect Mr Seamus Bradley's body once he had been shot and the absence of care after he had been taken into military custody," he said.
Mr Larkin said a report by consultant forensic pathologist Marie Cassidy in 2003 concluded that Mr Bradley's fatal wound to the femoral artery was survivable had he received early medical help.
However, she noted that the expert medical care needed may not have been available locally at the time.
Mr Larkin said: "I consider that a new inquest could usefully explore why no medical attention was given to Mr Seamus Bradley after he had been shot and - of particular concern to me - after he had been taken into military custody. The new evidence provided by Dr Cassidy is what primarily grounds my conclusion that a new inquest is advisable.”