Source: Irish Times [Ireland]
“The shooting of civilians in Derry on Bloody Sunday was ‘unjustified,’ ‘unnecessary’ and ‘gratuitous,’ a prosecution barrister has said on the opening day of the trial of Soldier F. The former member of the British army’s elite Parachute Regiment is charged with the murders of James Wray and William McKinney and five counts of attempted murder in Derry on January 30th, 1972. He denies the charges. Thirteen people were killed when members of the regiment opened fire on anti-internment marchers in Derry’s Bogside on what became known as Bloody Sunday. A 14th died later. Soldier F is the first member of the British armed forces to face prosecution for his actions on the day. He is the subject of a court order protecting his anonymity and cannot be identified, and appeared in court shielded from view by a black curtain.” (09/16/25)