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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jonathan McCambridge

Soldier charged with Troubles killing acted with negligence, court told

PA Wire

A soldier acted with gross negligence when he shot and killed a man at a cross-border checkpoint in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, a court has been told.

David Jonathan Holden, 52, is on trial at Belfast Crown Court accused of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988. He denies the offence.

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