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Former soldier to be sentenced over death of Aidan McAnespie

Jan 27, 2023 07:48
By News Northern Sound
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Former soldier to be sentenced over death of Aidan McAnespie

Mr. McAnespie was killed while on his way to a Gaelic football match

A former soldier will be sentenced today for the manslaughter of Aidan McAnespie in Co Tyrone 35 years ago.

53-year-old David Holden was found guilty of manslaughter last November, after the judge found he gave a "deliberately false account" of events.

Mr McAnespie died from a shot fired from a ‘general purpose machine gun’ mounted in an Army sangar at a permanent vehicle checkpoint (VCP) on the Monaghan Road in Aughnaloy on Sunday, February 21st, 1988.

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Grainne Teggart, deputy director of Amnesty International UK, says the family are relieved they have secured justice.

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