Soldier F to face trial accused of Bloody Sunday murders

The hearing took place at Derry Courthouse (Cate McCurry/PA)

The hearing took place at Derry Courthouse (Cate McCurry/PA)

A former soldier is to stand trial accused of two murders on Bloody Sunday in Derry in 1972.

Former paratrooper Soldier F, who cannot be identified, is accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney when members of the Parachute Regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters on the streets of the city.

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