Bid to stop trial of Army veteran rejected at Belfast court

The Holden case is one of a series of high-profile prosecutions of veterans that have been pursued in Northern Ireland in recent years

David Jonathan Holden, 52, is on trial at Belfast Crown Court accused of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988 (PA)

A bid to halt the trial of a former soldier over the death of a man in Tyrone over 30 years ago has been rejected.

David Jonathan Holden, 52, is on trial at Belfast Crown Court accused of the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in February 1988.