[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":4},["ShallowReactive",2],{"event-plain-mcmahon-family-murders-in-belfast":3},"On March 22, 1922, six members of the McMahon family, prominent Catholics, were brutally murdered in their Belfast home by police officers. This incident stands as one of the most notorious acts of sectarian violence during the Irish War of Independence. The killings, carried out by members of the Royal Irish Constabulary, underscored the breakdown of law and order and the escalating sectarian nature of violence in Belfast. The failure to prosecute those responsible fueled Catholic distrust in law enforcement and became a powerful symbol of state-sanctioned violence.",1789333839756]