Documentary footage filmed by MTV prior to the shooting of journalist Lyra McKee has been played at the opening of the trial of three men accused of her murder.
The three also face a number of other charges, including riotous assembly, possession of a firearm and ammunition with intent, as well as possession of, and throwing of, petrol bombs.David McDowell KC, opening the case for the prosecution, said the shooting happened at the “culmination of orchestrated disorder” in the Creggan area.Mr McDowell said the prosecution would contend that the three men accused of murder had accompanied a lone gunman to the firing point on the night.
The film focused on Saoradh – a group the Police Service of Northern Ireland has described as the political wing of the New IRA.Yates and the crew had left the riot scene shortly before the shots were fired on the night Ms McKee was killed, the court heard. The footage included a clip of Yates being introduced to a number of individuals inside Saoradh’s offices in the city. Mr McDowell said the group inside the building included Paul McIntyre and Jordan Devine.He drew the judge’s attention to the size and build of the men and the clothes they were wearing when they met Yates.
After Yates leaves the house, along with several of the defendants, the footage shows him saying to the TV camera: “It’s not what you would expect in a sleepy estate like this one. The men are seen showing petrol bombs with sugar in them, and nod when Yates asks them if they were responsible for fire bombs being set off in the area two nights before.
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