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He left the army at 27, settling in Belfast and setting up his own private investigation firm.<ref name="Echo31Aug09"/> | He left the army at 27, settling in Belfast and setting up his own private investigation firm.<ref name="Echo31Aug09"/> | ||
| − | From 2005 onwards, Ibinson worked closely with journalist [[Martin Breen]] on a number of investigations, including tracking down the killer of [[Pat Finucane]], [[Ken Barrett]] to his home in England, following his release from jail.<ref>Martin Breen, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/brave-ibbo-truly-was-one-of-a-kind-14272818.html Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind], ''Sunday Life'', 19 April 2009.</ref> | + | From 2005 onwards, Ibinson worked closely with journalist [[Martin Breen]] on a number of investigations, including tracking down the killer of [[Pat Finucane]], [[Ken Barrett]], to his home in England, following his release from jail.<ref>Martin Breen, [http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/brave-ibbo-truly-was-one-of-a-kind-14272818.html Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind], ''Sunday Life'', 19 April 2009.</ref> |
Ibinson died of a heart attack in Afghanistan in April 2009, while working for an American private security company investigating the heroin trade.<ref>Jilly Beattie, ULSTER SPECIAL FORCES HERO DROPS DEAD; | Ibinson died of a heart attack in Afghanistan in April 2009, while working for an American private security company investigating the heroin trade.<ref>Jilly Beattie, ULSTER SPECIAL FORCES HERO DROPS DEAD; | ||
Revision as of 23:16, 29 November 2011
Steve Ibinson (1975-2009)[1] was a special forces soldier and private investigator.[2]
Ibinson served in the Parachute Regiment.[3] According to the Daily Mail, he also served in the SAS.[4]
He left the army at 27, settling in Belfast and setting up his own private investigation firm.[3]
From 2005 onwards, Ibinson worked closely with journalist Martin Breen on a number of investigations, including tracking down the killer of Pat Finucane, Ken Barrett, to his home in England, following his release from jail.[5]
Ibinson died of a heart attack in Afghanistan in April 2009, while working for an American private security company investigating the heroin trade.[6]
Affiliations
- S.I.B. Security - Director[7]
External Resources
- LevelBusiness STEPHEN PAUL IBINSON
- Martin Breen, Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind, Sunday Life, 19 April 2009.
- Brave as a Bulldog, Northern Echo, 29 August 2009.
- Andy Dolan, Mother-of-three 'staged bloody pit bull fights at her home', Daily Mail, 9 September 2009.
- Rachel Wearmouth,Posthumous award for reporter Stephen, Northern Echo, 2 October 2010.
Notes
- ↑ Remembering our friends, Palace Barracks Memorial Gardens, accessed 29 November 2011.
- ↑ Martin Breen, Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind, Sunday Life, 19 April 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Memorial service for former soldier and undercover journalist Steve Ibinson, Northern Echo, 31 August 2009.
- ↑ Andy Dolan, Mother-of-three 'staged bloody pit bull fights at her home', Daily Mail, 9 September 2009.
- ↑ Martin Breen, Brave ibbo truly was one of a kind, Sunday Life, 19 April 2009.
- ↑ Jilly Beattie, ULSTER SPECIAL FORCES HERO DROPS DEAD; EX-SOLDIER'S AFGHAN TRAGEDY AGED 33, The Mirror, 18 April 2009.
- ↑ LevelBusiness STEPHEN PAUL IBINSON
