an army veteran in northern ireland has been found guilty of a fatal shooting during the troubles. former soldier david holden shot aidan mcanespie in the back at an army checkpoint in 1988. david holden is the first soldier to be convicted in connection with a killing from the conflict in northern ireland since the conflict itself was going on. this case goes back to 1988. aidan mcanespie was 23, he was walking through a border checkpoint on his way to a game like football match in county tyrone when he was fatally wounded. a bullet struck him in the back, and that bullet was fired by david holden. the fact that holden had been the soldier that fired the bullet was never in dispute, but what holden had claimed was that he fired the shot accidentally. he was in an army watchtower, he was in charge of a machine gun,
let s cross to belfast and to our ireland correspondent chris page. just remind us of the background to this. ., , , this. david holden is the first soldier to this. david holden is the first soldier to be this. david holden is the first soldier to be convicted - this. david holden is the first soldier to be convicted in - soldier to be convicted in connection with a killing from the conflict in northern ireland since the conflict itself was going on. this case goes back to 1988. aidan mcanespie was 23, he was walking through a border checkpoint on his way to a game like football match in county tyrone when he was fatally wounded. bullet struck in the back, and that bullet was fired by david holden. the fact that holden had been the soldier that fired the bullet was never in dispute, but what holden had claimed was that he fired the shot accidentally. he was in an army watchtower, he was in charge of a machine gun, and he
evening. an army veteran in northern ireland has been found guilty of a fatal shooting during the troubles. former soldier david holden shot aidan mcanespie in the back at an army checkpoint in 1988. let s cross to belfast and to our ireland correspondent chris page. chris, just tell us how significant this conviction is and tell us more about what happened all those years ago, more than three decades ago. yes, it is significant on a few levels. david jonathan holden is the first soldier to be convicted in connection with a killing during the conflict in northern ireland since the conflict itself ended, added to something of a touch tone case for the highly controversial and issue about how deaths from the conflict known as the troubles should be investigated. back in 1988, david holden was a member of the grenadier guards. he was 18. he was based in an army watchtower on the land border with the irish republic. he