The only British soldier to be prosecuted in the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre in Northern Ireland went on trial on Monday in Belfast on murder charges in a case that has come to symbolise the three decades of sectarian violence known as “The Troubles”.
The ex-paratrooper, a lance corporal named as “Soldier F” to protect his identity, was concealed behind a blue curtain that shielded him from view of the families of some of the 13 people killed and 15 wounded when troops opened fire on unarmed…
Ex-British soldier on trial for 1972 Bloody Sunday killings in Northern Ireland
