Lyra McKee: Three men stand trial for murder of Derry journalist

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Lyra McKee was observing rioting in Londonderry's Creggan estate when she was shot.

The trial of three men for the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry five years ago has begun.

Peter Cavanagh, 35, of Mary Street in Derry, Jordan Devine, 23, of Bishop Street and Paul McIntyre, 56, of Kells Walk have all been charged with murder. Belfast Crown Court heard that four gunshots were fired that night by a masked man and “were the culmination of orchestrated disorder”. The three accused face a number of other charges, including possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent, as well as possession and throwing of a petrol bomb.Seven other men from Derry are facing trial on a number of charges including rioting and throwing a petrol bomb.

They are: Joseph Patrick Barr, 38, of Sandringham Drive, Jude McCrory, 26 of Gartan Square, William Patrick Elliott, 57 of Ballymagowan Gardens, Joseph Anthony Campbell, 23 of Gosheden Cottages, Patrick Anthony Gallagher, 32 of John Field Place, Kieran George McCool, 55 of Ballymagowan Gardens and Christopher Joseph Gillen, 43 of Balbane Pass.

 

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