The paratrooper, known as Soldier F, faces prosecution for murder and attempted murder in 1972.
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A judge has ruled that hearsay evidence used in the prosecution of Soldier F over Bloody Sunday in 1972 can be used at his trial. Soldier F, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with two murders and five attempted murders. Prosecutors have submitted hearsay witness statements from other soldiers, which is considered to be crucial evidence.Soldier F is being prosecuted for the murders of William McKinney and James Wray in Londonderry on 30 January 1972.Thirteen people were shot dead and at least 15 others injured when members of the Army's Parachute Regiment opened fire on civil rights demonstrators in the Bogside, a predominantly Catholic part of Derry.
That day became known as Bloody Sunday. It is widely regarded as one of the darkest days of the Northern Ireland Troubles.
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