ON THIS DAY 5 1981: Bobby Sands dies in prison:
Hunger striker Bobby Sands has died in prison 66 days after first refusing to eat.
The 27-year-old republican spent the last days of his life on a water bed to protect his fragile bones.
He had been in a coma for 48 hours before being pronounced dead by medical staff at the Maze prison in Northern Ireland.
Hunger striker Bobby Sands has died in prison 66 days after first refusing to eat.
The 27-year-old republican spent the last days of his life on a water bed to protect his fragile bones.
He had been in a coma for 48 hours before being pronounced dead by medical staff at the Maze prison in Northern Ireland.
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