Case against former British soldier involved in Bloody Sunday delayed

by Viruben
Dec 4, 2019

A court case against a former British, known as Soldier F, who has been accused of murder and attempted murder during Bloody Sunday has been delayed until New Year, as courts request to hear from 25 witnesses.  

Soldier F is charged with the murder of 22-year old James Wray and 27-year old William McKinney on Bloody Sunday, 30 January 1972.

The soldier is also accused of the attempted murder of Joseph Friel, Joseph Mahon, Michael Quinn, Patrick O’Donnell and another unnamed individual.

Soldier F is the only British soldier to be charged in relation to Bloody Sunday tragedy in which 13 people were killed in Derry,

Read more here and here.

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