A judge has ruled there is sufficient evidence for “Soldier F” to stand trial for the murders of two men and attempted murder of five others on Bloody Sunday.
The former paratrooper – who cannot be identified – pleaded not guilty to all charges relating to 30 January 1972 from behind a screen at Belfast Crown Court.
He is accused of murdering James Wray and William McKinney when members of the Parachute Regiment shot dead 13 civil rights protesters in Londonderry.
In June, Soldier F’s lawyers applied for the case to be dismissed ahead of a trial, arguing there was an “insufficiency of evidence” against him.
The veteran sat in the witness box with a thick curtain shielding him from view to keep his anonymity intact.
Mr Justice Fowler agreed to extend his right to remain hidden after his defence team argued he would be a “prized target” for dissident republicans.
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