Man cleared of 1977 murder of undercover soldier

KEVIN CRILLY was cleared at Belfast Crown Court yesterday of murdering undercover soldier Captain Robert Nairac 33 years ago.

Man cleared of 1977 murder of undercover soldier

Crilly, 60, from South Armagh, had denied murdering the Grenadier Guardsman in May 1977.

In one of the most infamous killings of the Troubles, Captain Nairac was abducted from a bar in Drumintee before being shot dead.

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