The Latest Breaking News from William McKinney

‘We took them to the wire’ – Bloody Sunday families vow to continue campaign

They were reacting outside Belfast Crown Court after former paratrooper Soldier F was acquitted of two counts of murder.

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

Bloody Sunday soldier found not guilty of murders

The former paratrooper was accused of two murders and five attempted murders

The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025

Trial came after long campaign for justice for Bloody Sunday victims

The bereaved families described the start of the trial in September after a decades-long campaign as a momentous day.

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2025

Judge to deliver verdict in soldier F trial next week

The former paratrooper is accused of the murder of two men during the events of Bloody Sunday in Londonderry in 1972.

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025

Judge dismisses bid to end trial of Soldier F over two Bloody Sunday deaths

Soldier F has been accused of the murder of James Wray and William McKinney after a civil rights parade in Londonderry on January 30 1972.

Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2025

Evidence against Soldier F ‘simply doesn’t stack up’, Bloody Sunday trial told

The former paratrooper has been accused of the murder of two men during the events in 1972.

Evening Standard · Oct 14, 2025

Soldier F trial hears key witness branded a ‘liar and fabricator’

Defence barrister Mark Mulholland questioned changes in Soldier H’s evidence over the years and said it was unreliable.

Evening Standard · Oct 13, 2025

Bloody Sunday trial hears account of witness who saw a soldier firing his gun

Denis McLaughlin, who was 16 at the time, said he witnessed a man being injured and falling.

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2025

Soldier F trial hears of ‘pandemonium’ on Bloody Sunday

John McCourt said he was struck himself by a rubber bullet and had not posed any threat to the soldiers.

Evening Standard · Oct 7, 2025

Victim pretended to be dead after being shot on Bloody Sunday, trial told

Soldier F is on trial accused of two murders in Londonderry in 1972.

Evening Standard · Oct 1, 2025