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The verdict of "not guilty" in the Soldier F trial has brought relief to many, despite the case being heavily scrutinized and investigated multiple times. The judge expressed his sympathies, but in law, he could not find the soldier guilty due to the lack of evidence. The verdict
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Leighann McCready, the mother of Royal Artillery Gunner Jaysley Beck, said she felt a sense of bittersweet justice after Michael Webber, a former sergeant major, was jailed for six months. The court heard that Webber, 43, had pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting Gunner Beck, 19, during a training exercise in
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Warrant Officer Sarah Ebabi, a member of the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) military intelligence service, has sparked controversy after being found guilty of kissing her fiance in uniform. The incident occurred on October 19 at Raw Studio, where Ebabi had visited to take pre-wedding photographs ahead of
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A sixty-eight-year-old man from Co. Cavan has been returned for trial on charges related to the 1979 IRA murder of a part-time soldier, Joseph Porter. The accused, James Donegan, appeared in Armagh Magistrates Court for a committal hearing, which was contested by his defense lawyers. Following submissions, District Judge Anne
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On Thursday, Judge Patrick Lynch delivered a judgment at Belfast Crown Court, stating that the evidence presented against Soldier F fell short of what was required for conviction. The non-jury trial heard evidence across four weeks, including statements from two of Soldier F's colleagues. The verdict marks the
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Mickey McKinney, the brother of Willie McKinney who was killed on Bloody Sunday, has spoken out about the ongoing quest for justice for the 26 unarmed people shot by members of the British Army on January 30, 1972. Despite the acquittal of Soldier F, Mickey remains committed to pursuing justice
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The trial of Soldier F, accused of two murders and five attempted murders during the Bloody Sunday incident in Londonderry on January 30, 1972, has reached its final stages. The veteran, whose identity remains concealed, has pleaded not guilty to the seven counts. The prosecution argues that statements from two
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A court in southern Russia has convicted 15 Ukrainian prisoners of war, sentenced to prison terms ranging from 15 to 21 years, on terrorism charges in a trial denounced by Kyiv as a sham and a violation of international law. The verdict marks the second mass trial of Ukrainian prisoners
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The trial of Soldier F, charged with the murders of two unarmed civilians during the 1972 Derry civil rights parade, continued on Thursday with Judge Lynch ruling that the statements of two former paratroopers will be allowed as evidence. The defence had objected to the reliability of these statements, but
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A lower court has granted the bail application for Abdoulie Sanyang, the CEO of Sanyang Industries, on the basis of medical grounds. The court's decision follows a motion filed by the defence, citing statutory obligations under the newly enacted Criminal Offences Act, 2025. The Act requires that any
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Judge Patrick Lynch heard arguments that key evidence against Soldier F, a veteran charged with the murders of James Wray and William McKinney during a civil rights parade in Londonderry on January 30, 1972, was unreliable and could lead to an unsafe conviction. The prosecution relies on statements by fellow
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The prosecution's case in the trial of a former paratrooper accused of the murder of two civilians on Bloody Sunday has been severely weakened by the defence's claims that a key witness has changed his story over the years. Defence barrister Mark Mulholland KC has branded
