Belfast, Oct. 24 -- A former member of the Parachute Regiment of the British Army has been found not guilty of murder and attempted murder in Londonderry on Bloody Sunday more than 50 years ago.
That day 13 people were shot dead and at least 15 others injured on 30 January 1972 at a civil rights demonstration in the Bogside area of Derry.
Soldier F, whose anonymity is protected by a court order, faced charges of murdering James Wray, 22, and William McKinney, 26, as well as five charges of attempted murder, reports BBC.
The judge said members of the Parachute Regiment had shot unarmed civilians as they ran away, but the evidence against Soldier F had fallen well short of what is required for conviction.
Judge Patrick Lynch told Belfast ...