Patrick Joseph Hill

Born 20 December 1944, Belfast, N. Ireland

Died 30 December 2024, Ayrshire, Scotland

On 30 December, with great sadness we shared the news that our founder and director, Paddy Hill died peacefully, cared for by his wife Tara at their home in Ayrshire – Paddy determined to leave hospital to be home in his last two days against any medical convenience.   We would like to thank everyone who has taken the time to send us words of condolence and support.

Paddy requested that he be cremated in a private service.  We ask that his wishes be respected.

Our organisation MOJO, started by Paddy with his own compensation (itself never adequate reparation for his experience, a miscarriage of justice of the most egregious kind) exists for no other reason than to struggle to put right the consequences of other wrongful convictions. 

As a survivor of the first of the most far-reaching injustices to Irishmen in English courts, Paddy refused either to capitulate with a confession in the face of extreme physical police brutality, fuelled by false forensic science, or ever to passively accept 16 years of wrongful imprisonment. 

We share the belief of his lawyer and friend Gareth Peirce that Paddy was quite simply, the bravest of the brave. 

We have all been profoundly affected by the privilege of encountering the extraordinary strength and determination of Paddy’s life and spirit and are proud to carry on his legacy.  May he rest in eternal peace.