British army veteran stands trial on two Bloody Sunday murder charges

Published 3 hours ago
British army veteran stands trial on two Bloody Sunday murder charges

Ex-paratrooper accused of killing James Wray and William McKinney, and attempting to murder five others

An army veteran will stand trial on Monday charged with murder in relation to Bloody Sunday, when the Parachute Regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters in Derry in 1972.

The former paratrooper, known as Soldier F, is charged with two murders and five attempted murders during a military operation that became a defining event of Northern Ireland’s Troubles.

Continue reading...
Northern IrelandBloody SundayDerryCrimeBritish armyBelfastUK newsMilitary

Related from theguardian.com