Man not guilty of UVF murders of two Catholic workmen in 1994

Kieran Fox (second from left), son of Eamon Fox, is comforted during a press conference outside Belfast Crown Court by a family member as he gives reaction to James Smyth being found not guilty of the murders of his father Eamon Fox and Gary Convie in 1994 (Liam McBurney/PA)

A man has been found not guilty of the UVF murders of Catholic workmen Eamon Fox and Gary Convie in north Belfast in 1994.

James Stewart Smyth, 58 of Forthriver Link in Belfast, was also cleared of one count of attempted murder, possession of a firearm and membership of a proscribed organisation, the UVF.