Two former paratroopers acquitted of murder of Joe McCann after collapse of trial
McCann was shot dead by paratroopers as he attempted to evade arrest by a plain clothed police officer in 1972. By Press Association Tuesday 4 May 2021, 2:15 PM 6 hours ago 10,879 Views 0 Comments
TWO FORMER PARATROOPERS accused of the murder of an Official IRA member have been formally acquitted after prosecutors offered no further evidence at their trial.
The former soldiers’ trial at Belfast Crown Court collapsed after the Public Prosecution Service confirmed it would not appeal against a decision by Mr Justice O’Hara to exclude statements given by the ex-soldiers about the shooting of Joe McCann in 1972.
By Press Association 2021
Joe McCann s family, (left to right) daughter Maura, widow Anne, daughter Aine, and son Fergal, during a press conference outside Laganside Court in Belfast
Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of an Official IRA leader have been formally acquitted after prosecutors offered no further evidence at their trial.
The veterans’ trial at Belfast Crown Court collapsed after the Public Prosecution Service confirmed it would not appeal against a decision by Mr Justice O’Hara to exclude statements given by the ex-soldiers about the shooting of Joe McCann in 1972.
It was the first trial in several years that involved charges against former military personnel who served in the Northern Ireland conflict.
Trial of British Army veterans accused of IRA leader Joe McCann murder collapses Joe McCann was shot dead in 1972 David Young, PA 04 May, 2021 15:05
Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of an Official IRA leader have been formally acquitted after prosecutors offered no further evidence at their trial.
The veterans trial at Belfast Crown Court collapsed after the Public Prosecution Service confirmed it would not appeal against a decision by Mr Justice O Hara to exclude statements given by the ex-soldiers about the shooting of Joe McCann in 1972.
It was the first trial in several years that involved charges against former military personnel who served in the Northern Ireland conflict.
Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of an Official IRA leader have been formally acquitted after prosecutors offered no further evidence at their trial. The veterans’ trial at Belfast Crown Court collapsed after the Public Prosecution Service confirmed it would not appeal against a decision by Mr Justice O’Hara to exclude statements given by the ex-soldiers about the shooting of Joe McCann in 1972. It was the first trial in several years that involved charges against former military personnel who served in the Northern Ireland conflict. Four other cases involving the prosecution of veterans are at the pre-trial stage in the region’s courts.
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