Soldier F verdicts 'nightmare' for Bloody Sunday families

Bloody Sunday families ‘have put British government in dock’ – Derry MP

5m He said the families had been hopeful that Soldier F, a former member of the Parachute Regiment, would be found guilty of murdering James Wray, 22 and William McKinney, 26, and five other charges of attempted murder. Even though Soldier F was cleared of the charges, Mr Eastwood told Matt Frei the trial was a kind of victory for the families of those who were shot: “They have put the British government in the dock… and once again they have pro…

How the British and Irish papers covered the verdict in the Bloody Sunday murder trial

The difference in tone between the Irish and British papers today is stark.

Soldier F verdicts 'nightmare' for Bloody Sunday families

This is a nightmare outcome for the Bloody Sunday families. After more than half a century of campaigning for justice for their loved ones, the only former British soldier to be charged in connection with the killings has been acquitted.

‘We took them to the wire’ – Bloody Sunday families vow to continue campaign

They were reacting outside Belfast Crown Court after former paratrooper Soldier F was acquitted of two counts of murder. The family of a man killed on Bloody Sunday have vowed to fight on following the acquittal of a former soldier for his murder. The McKinney family, surrounded by supporters, spoke with pride of having taken it “to the wire” outside Belfast Crown Court on Thursday afternoon after Soldier F was found not guilty of two counts of …

Parachute Regiment’s reputation has been sullied by soldiers’ actions, says Bloody Sunday trial judge

The proud record of the Parachute Regiment has been “sullied” by the actions of some of its members during the events of Bloody Sunday, a court heard on Thursday.