La decisione del tribunale sull’avvio del procedimento penale contro il repubblicano Colin Duffy per i due omicidi di Massereene Barracks è stata aggiornata a giovedì
Colin Duffy, quarantaduenne di Lurgan, e Brian Shivers, 45 anni di Magherafelt, sono accusati della morte dei genieri Patrick Azimkar e Mark Quinsey in un attacco compiuto dalla Real IRA nel marzo 2009.
Entrambi gli uomini respingono le accuse.
Il caso si basa solo su prove del DNA.
I due soldati furono uccisi e altre 4 persone ferite quando gli uomini della Real IRA spararono circa 60 colpi mentre i genieri ritiravano delle pizze fuori dalla caserma di Antrim.
Patrick Azimkar aveva 21 anni e veniva da Londra, sebbene la madre fosse di Derry.
Mark Quinsey, 23 anni, proveniva da Birmingham.
Entrambe le vittime facevano parte del 38° Reggimento Genio.
Al momento dell’attacco, stavano preparandosi ad essere trasferiti in Afghanistan.
Tratto da Utv
Massereene trial decision adjourned
A court decision on whether prominent republican Colin Duffy will stand trial for the murder of two soldiers at Massereene barracks has been adjourned until Thursday.
Duffy, 42, from Lurgan and Brian Shivers, 45, from Magherafelt, are accused of murdering Sappers Patrick Azimkar and Mark Quinsey in a Real IRA gun attack in March 2009.
Both men deny the charges against them.
The prosecution case is based on DNA evidence.
The two soldiers were killed and four others were wounded when gunmen fired up to 60 bullets at troops as they went to retrieve a pizza delivery outside the barracks.
Sapper Patrick Azimkar was 21 and from London, although his mother was from Co Londonderry.
Sapper Mark Quinsey was 23 and from Birmingham.
Both victims were attached to 38 Engineer Regiment.
At the time of the attack, they were due to be deployed to Afghanistan.