A former soldier accused of two murders during the 1972 incident has been found not guilty on all charges
An Irish court has found a former British paratrooper not guilty in a criminal case linked to the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre. The anonymous individual, only known as Soldier F, had been accused of two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder during the incident.
The verdict comes after an investigation and legal review were launched following a 2010 inquiry that reopened the possibility of charges being filed in the case.
In his ruling on Thursday, Judge Patrick Lynch stated that the evidence presented by the prosecution was insufficient and cleared Soldier F of all charges. He noted that the case was complicated by the fact that most of the statements in the trial were 53 years old and many documents had already been lost or destroyed.
The verdict was described as a “huge disappointment” by Irish politician Padraig Delargy, who said it represents “one of the most extreme examples of ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ in our history.”
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