Military hearsay statements ‘can be used in Soldier F’s Bloody Sunday trial’

Military hearsay statements can be permitted as evidence in the trial of a veteran known as Soldier F who is accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry (Picture: PA)

Military hearsay statements can be used as evidence in the trial of a veteran known as Soldier F who is accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry.

Sitting at the magistrates’ court in Derry, District Judge Ted Magill said he is satisfied the statements from five soldiers can be dealt with in a “fair, just and reliable fashion” by a trial judge.