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Three men acquitted of murdering journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry

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Mark Simpson, Sara Girvin

1d ago· 2 min readenNews

Summary

Three men have been found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot while observing rioting in Londonderry in April 2019. The prosecution's case relied partly on MTV footage recorded in Derry on the day of the murder, though the camera crew had left before the shooting. The prosecution alleged dissident republicans orchestrated the disorder to coincide with MTV's presence. The 29-year-old journalist was killed during the violence.

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bskyThree men acquitted of murdering journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderrybbc.co.uk

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The prosecution case was based, in part, on footage from MTV which was recorded in Derry on the day of the murder.
The MTV camera crew had left the scene before the shooting took place.
The prosecution suggested that the disorder which broke out had been deliberately orchestrated by dissident republicans to coincide with the presence of MTV.
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The 29-year-old was shot while observing rioting in Londonderry in April 2019.

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