5 h. ago Soldiers disgraced British army in ‘unjustified’ use of force on Bloody Sunday, trial hears

Soldier F is charged with two murders and five attempted murdersSoldiers disgraced the British army by targeting unarmed civilians in an “unjustified” and “gratuitous” use of force on Bloody Sunday, the murder trial of an army veteran has heard.The shooting by the former paratrooper and his comrades was “unnecessary” and had a profound impact on Northern Ireland, a prosecutor told Belfast crown court on Monday at the opening of the long-awaited trial. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago ‘Gratuitous’ use of force on Bloody Sunday disgraced British army, trial told

Trial of former paratrooper Soldier F, charged with two murders and five attempted murders, begins in BelfastSoldiers disgraced the British army by targeting unarmed civilians in an “unjustified” and “gratuitous” use of force on Bloody Sunday, the murder trial of an army veteran has heard.The shooting by the former paratrooper and his comrades was “unnecessary” and had a profound impact on Northern Ireland, a prosecutor told Belfast crown court on Monday at the opening of the long-awaited trial. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Former British paratrooper on trial accused of shooting dead two men and wounding five others on Bloody Sunday more than FIFTY YEARS ago

Shielded by a black screen to protect his anonymity, Soldier F sat in the dock at Belfast's Laganside Courts this morning as the prosecutor said he and others 'falsely claimed' the civilians shot were armed.

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10 h. ago Bloody Sunday shootings ‘unjustified and gratuitous’, soldier murder trial told

A former paratrooper known as Soldier F is accused of two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder in Londonderry on January 30 1972.

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12 h. ago Family of Bloody Sunday victim hails ‘momentous day’ as Soldier F trial begins

The former paratrooper is accused of two murders and five attempted murders in Londonderry on January 30 1972.

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17 h. 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 othersAn 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...

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36 h. ago Brother of Bloody Sunday victim prepared for landmark murder trial of veteran

Solider F is due to go on trial on Monday for two murders and five attempted murders on the streets of Londonderry in January 1972.

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36 h. ago Trial comes after long campaign for justice for Bloody Sunday victims

The last five decades have witnessed many legal twists and turns.

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