Freddie Scappaticci
Freddie Scappaticci (12 January 1946 – April 2023) was an Irish IRA member named in the Kenova report, as a British Intelligence mole with the codename ‘Stakeknife’.
Freddie Scappaticci | |
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| Born | 12 January 1946 The Markets, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Died | April 2023 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Organization | Provisional Irish Republican Army |
| Spouse | Sheila Cunningham |
| Children | 6 |
Scappaticci was a member of the IRA’s Internal Security Unit. In 2003, it was reported that Scappaticci had been working for British intelligence, their highest-ranking agent in the IRA, and was known by the codename "Stakeknife". Both the IRA and Scappaticci himself publicly denied involvement with British intelligence.
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