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Soldier F found not guilty of Bloody Sunday murders

Published 12:41 23 Oct 2025 BST

Updated 12:46 23 Oct 2025 BST

Joseph Loftus
Soldier F found not guilty of Bloody Sunday murders

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BREAKING.

The soldier accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry has been found not guilty of all charges.

Soldier F, who was a member of the Parachute Regiment, denied the two murder charges and five counts of attempted murder.

The trial began at Belfast Crown Court on September 15.

Soldier F was screened from public view by a curtain.

Judge Patrick Lynch announced the verdict after going through the evidence for more than two hours.

On Bloody Sunday in January 1972, thirteen people were shot dead at a civil rights demonstration in the Bogside area in Derry.

A public inquiry in 2010 found that none of those killed posed a threat to the army.

Soldier F is the only veteran prosecuted over the shootings.

Soldier F found not guilty of Bloody Sunday murders