Judge delays decision on soldier murders trial

A fresh legal submission by lawyers acting for a prominent republican accused of murdering two British soldiers in Northern Ireland today forced a judge to postpone a decision on whether he should stand trial.

Judge delays decision on soldier murders trial
Thu, 21 Oct, 2010 - 16:04

A fresh legal submission by lawyers acting for a prominent republican accused of murdering two British soldiers in the North today forced a judge to postpone a decision on whether he should stand trial.

Co Armagh man Colin Duffy, and his co-accused Brian Patrick Shivers from Co Derry, were due to hear whether they would be returned for Crown Court trial.

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