‘Mixed emotions’ as Aidan McAnespie's relatives remember those not alive to see guilty verdict

‘Mixed emotions’ as Aidan McAnespie's relatives remember those not alive to see guilty verdict

Family members of Aidan McAnespie, (left to right) cousin Brian Gormley, brothers Gerard and Sean and sister Margo, arrive at with supporters at Laganside Courts in Belfast, where former British soldier David Holden was found guilty (Liam McBurney/PA)

The family of Aidan McAnespie have described a day of mixed emotions after a former British soldier was convicted of his killing more than 30 years ago.

David Holden was found guilty of the manslaughter of Mr McAnespie close to an army checkpoint in Co Tyrone in 1988.

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