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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Rory Carroll Ireland corresponent

British army veteran to be charged with murder over 1972 shooting in Belfast

A grainy black and white photo of the victim, a man in his forties wearing a shirt and tie
Patrick McVeigh was fatally shot at the junction of Finaghy Road North and Riverdale Park South on 13 May 1972. Photograph: PSNI/PA

A British army veteran is to be charged with murdering a man and attempting to murder six others during Northern Ireland’s Troubles.

Soldier F will be prosecuted for the murder of Patrick McVeigh, 44, who was shot in south Belfast on 13 May 1972, Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service said on Thursday.

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