Bodies Found: Father Was IRA Blast Survivor

	Bodies Found: Father Was IRA Blast Survivor The man believed to have stabbed his two children to death before killing himself near Andover was the cavalryman who famously survived the 1982 IRA bombing in Hyde Park. The bodies of Michael Pedersen, 51, of Chertsey, Surrey, and Ben Pedersen, seven, and Freya Pedersen, six, both of Ashford, Middlesex, were found on a bridleway in Newton Stacey. Michael Pedersen and Sefton at the 1982 Horse of the Year Show Michael Pedersen and Sefton at the 1982 Horse of the Year Show Mr Pedersen was a member of the Household Cavalry unit hit by the IRA nail bomb in Hyde Park in 1982, as the unit took part in a changing of the guard ceremony. Four soldiers and seven horses were killed in the explosion, which left Mr Pedersen's horse Sefton seriously injured. Despite 34 separate wounds that required eight hours of surgery, the animal survived. It became a symbol of the struggle against the IRA and won the Horse of the Year - a prize Mr Pedersen picked up on his behalf. A navy Saab 900 SE car being taken away from the scene A navy Saab 900 SE car was taken away from the scene by police It is also being reported that Mr Pedersen and wife Erica had separated just a few weeks ago. Hampshire police were alerted at 6.15pm on Sunday by a member of the public who discovered the children's bodies behind a Saab 900SE convertible car. No-one else is being sought in connection with the deaths, police said. Det Supt Tony Harris Det Supt Tony Harris Meanwhile, Surrey Police said they had had <b>...</b>	From: DynamoMor Views: 0 0 ratings
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