Families welcome judge's decision to step aside in Loughinisland massacre collusion challenge

Relatives of those killed in a notorious loyalist massacre have welcomed a judge’s decision to voluntarily step aside from a a judicial review into the Loughinisland shooting of six Catholic men by a UVF hit squad.

Relatives of those killed in a notorious loyalist massacre have welcomed a judge’s decision to voluntarily step aside from a a judicial review into the Loughinisland shooting of six Catholic men by a UVF hit squad.

Mr Justice McCloskey told Belfast High Court he was passing a judicial review on the Loughinisland shootings to another judge to ensure the families of six Catholic men shot dead by the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) retained confidence in the legal system.