Veteran republican Ivor Bell to stand trial in Jean McConville case

A judge in Northern Ireland has ruled that veteran republican Ivor Bell from West Belfast will stand trial over alleged involvement in the 1972 murder of mother-of-10 Jean McConville.

Bell, 79, from Ramoan Gardens in west Belfast, is charged with aiding and abetting the kidnap, killing and secret burial of the widow and mother of 10.