British soldier stands trial over 1972 Bloody Sunday killings

Families of the victims of the 1972 'Bloody Sunday' killings walk to the high court on the first day of the trial of the British army veteran known as 'Soldier F' charged with two murders and five attempted murders in relation to Bloody Sunday, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, September 15, 2025. REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton

BELFAST (Reuters) -The trial of the sole British soldier charged with murder over the 1972 "Bloody Sunday" killings of 13 unarmed Catholic civil rights marchers in Northern Ireland began on Monday, over half a century on from one of the defining moments of The Troubles.

The soldier, who cannot be identified and is known as Soldier F, is accused of murdering two men and attempting to murder five others when members of a British army regiment opened fire in the mainly Irish nationalist city of Londonderry.