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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonathan McCambridge and Rebecca Black

Bloody Sunday soldier found not guilty of murders

A Bloody Sunday paratrooper has been found not guilty of committing two murders and five attempted murders in Derry in 1972.

Delivering his judgment at Belfast Crown Court on Thursday, Judge Patrick Lynch said the evidence presented against the veteran – referred to in court as Soldier F – fell well short of what was required for conviction.

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