US EditionLawyer Urges Judge to Acquit British Ex-Soldier in 1972 Bloody Sunday Killings in Northern Ireland
Judge rejects defense claim of unreliable evidence in trial of Soldier F, accused of killing two civilians and attempting five murders in 1972 Bloody Sunday shootings.
- A lawyer urged a judge to acquit a former British soldier charged in the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings in Northern Ireland, but the judge refused the application.
- The soldier, known as Soldier F, is on trial for shooting unarmed civilians as they fled during the Bloody Sunday violence.
- Prosecutors said the shooting was unjustified, and there was an attempt to cover up what happened in soldiers' statements about the incident.
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Judge to Deliver Verdict in Soldier F Trial Next Week
The verdict in the trial of a former paratrooper accused of the murder of two civilians in the Bloody Sunday shootings in Londonderry 50 years ago is expected to be delivered next week. The veteran, referred to as Soldier F for legal reasons, is accused of the murders of James Wray and William McKinney during disorder after a civil rights parade in the city on January 30 1972. Some 13 people were shot dead by the Parachute Regiment on the day. S…
Judgment on soldier tried over 1972 Bloody Sunday killings due next week
BELFAST - A judgment in the trial of the sole British soldier charged with murder over the 1972 \"Bloody Sunday\" killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland will be given on October 23, the judge said on Thursday. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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