British army veteran known as Soldier F not guilty of Bloody Sunday murders

Families say justice denied as only soldier ever tried in relation to 1972 Parachute regiment shootings acquitted

The only British army veteran ever charged in relation to Bloody Sunday has been found not guilty of murder and attempted murder.

Belfast crown court on Thursday acquitted Soldier F of all charges in relation to the day the Parachute regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters in Derry in 1972, a seminal event in Northern Ireland’s Troubles.