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Lyra McKee Murder Trial Ends in Not Guilty | Cork News
In a devastating blow to justice seekers, the three men accused of the 2019 murder of journalist Lyra McKee have been found not guilty in a Belfast Crown Court non-jury trial. The 29-year-old, killed during unrest in Derry’s Creggan area, was just moments away from her reporting when shots rang out amid chaos — petrol bombs flying, a car ablaze. Accused under joint enterprise, Paul McIntyre, Peter Cavanagh, and Jordan Devine — all from Derry — were cleared by Judge Smyth. The verdict, after a long and emotionally charged trial, has ignited renewed grief and outrage across communities still…
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