Overview
- Soldier F, who cannot be identified, denies two counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder linked to the 1972 Bloody Sunday shootings in Derry.
- The court refused a defence application for a directed acquittal, ruling that prior statements from Soldiers G and H remain admissible.
- Defence counsel closed without calling the defendant or any witnesses, arguing the prosecution case is fundamentally flawed and relies on unreliable accounts.
- Prosecutors contend unarmed civilians were unlawfully fired upon in Glenfada Park North and invited the court to draw an adverse inference from the defendant’s decision not to testify.
- The month‑long trial at Belfast Crown Court has been conducted without a jury, with the accused shielded from public view behind a curtain.