Trial of ex-soldiers over 1972 killing of Official IRA member collapses
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#5HDTF)
Two army veterans acquitted of Joe McCann's murder after judge ruled some evidence inadmissible
Two former British army paratroopers accused of murdering an Official IRA commander during the Troubles have been acquitted after their trial in Northern Ireland collapsed.
The two veterans, known as soldiers A and C, had been accused of murdering Joe McCann on 15 April 1972, in a closely watched trial with political ramifications.
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