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Jonathan McCambridge

Former RUC officer to be prosecuted for murder after ombudsman probe

A former RUC officer is to be prosecuted for murder and conspiracy to murder following an investigation by the Police Ombudsman in Northern Ireland.

Ombudsman Marie Anderson confirmed the prosecution following her legacy investigation, called Operation Newham, which encompasses 125 murders, largely attributed to the UVF in the mid-Ulster and South Armagh areas of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during the 1970s.

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