Lyra McKee Murder Trial: Judgment Reserved

0:00It's April 16, Europe news today starts now, AI powered and always on. Judgments been reserved in the trial of three men, charged with the murder of journalist Lyra McKee, shot dead during riots in Dairy, back on April 18, 2019. The nonjury case of Belfast Crown Court wrapped up this week after starting in May of this year, with Paul McIntyre, 58, Peter Kavanaugh, 37, and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, facing joint enterprise murder charges, plus rioting and shooting counts. The chaos unfolded in Kregan, when petro bombs flew at police, a car went up in flames, and four shots rang out toward officers, one fatally hitting, the 29-year-old reporter as she watched nearby. The new IRA later claimed the attack, and prosecutors say these three helped the gunmen get to the firing spot, linking them through clothes and builds, caught on video. Post lawyers hammered the evidence as mostly circumstantial and shaky, pointing out contradictions

1:01in identifications like heights, missing, glasses, and no reliable cop eyewitnesses pinning one suspect. They called the probe Pharaoh, but accused some officers of overstepping and experts of being compromised. Prosecution closed in March, defenses this week, and judge Mrs. Justice Smith called it a complex case, needing time to weigh each man's role. Apparently, she promised priority, but no quid verdict date. This long-running saga over Lira's tragic loss highlights the raw tensions still simmering in those streets, leaving everyone waiting on a ruling that could shift the narrative.