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Former British Soldier Who Killed Aiden McAnespie Spared Jail

A former British solider has been given a three year suspended sentence for the killing of Aiden McA...


Former British Soldier Who Kil...

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Former British Soldier Who Killed Aiden McAnespie Spared Jail


A former British solider has been given a three year suspended sentence for the killing of Aiden McAnespie.

David Jonathan Holden was found guilty of his manslaughter last November, but today escaped a jail sentence.

Mr. McAnespie - who was 23 at the time - was shot in the back at an army checkpoint in Tyrone in 1988.

Paul Young - from the Northern Ireland Veterans Association - has given his reaction:

"So there's clearly a disparity between terrorists and the security forces that served in Northern Ireland.

"Totally unacceptable, and something that we've been saying all along throughout the legacy process, it's a disgrace and should never have happened."



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