Robert Bates | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Robert_bates.jpg) Robert "Basher" Bates | |
| Born | Robert William Bates 12 December 1948 |
| Died | 11 June 1997 (aged 48) Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Cause of death | Fatal gunshot wound(s) |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | "Basher" |
Robert William Bates (12 December 1948 – 11 June 1997) was a Northern Irish loyalist. He was a member of the Ulster Volunteer Force and the infamous Shankill Butchers gang, led by Lenny Murphy.[1]
- ^ "From killer to victim: Basher's death sums up the futility of the Troubles" The Independent, 12 June 1997, retrieved 26 September 2009