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Evening Standard
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David Young

Murder prosecution of ex-soldier for Troubles death reaches court for first time

The case of a former British soldier being prosecuted for the murder of a man in Belfast in 1972 has come before a court for the first time.

Soldier F is accused of the murder of Patrick McVeigh, 44, who was shot at the junction of Finaghy Road North and Riverdale Park South in the city on May 13 1972.

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