Soldier F trial hears of ‘pandemonium’ on Bloody Sunday

Soldier F sits in the courtroom at Belfast Crown Court behind a curtain during each day of the trial which began last month

Family members of those killed on Bloody Sunday arrive at Belfast Crown Court, where the trial of a former paratrooper accused of the murder of two men on Bloody Sunday is taking place. Picture: PA

The trial of a former paratrooper accused of murdering two men in Derry more than 50 years ago has heard an eye witness account of “pandemonium” with people screaming and shots being fired.

The statement of Bloody Sunday eye witness Jon McCourt also recounted being shot by a rubber bullet by a soldier himself, despite not posing any threat.