Article 5HDTF Trial of ex-soldiers over 1972 killing of Official IRA member collapses

Trial of ex-soldiers over 1972 killing of Official IRA member collapses

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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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