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bluesky 5d ago 2ebf9d19… source ↗
Three men arrested for murder of journalist Lyra McKee have been found not guilty. Prosecution did not find any evidence against him. Journalist was shot in the head during riots in Northern Ireland i...
Three men arrested for murder of journalist Lyra McKee have been found not guilty. Prosecution did not find any evidence against him. Journalist was shot in the head during riots in Northern Ireland in April 2019. Allegations were that Paul, Peter & Jordan aided or abetted gunman in shooting.
bluesky 6d ago 38b35cba… source ↗
Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee in Northern Ireland https://www.europesays.com/uk/1066321/ For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up t...
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Three men not guilty of murder of journalist Lyra McKee
Three men not guilty of murder of journalist Lyra McKee Three men not guilty of murder of journalist Lyra McKee Court Crime By Rebecca Black and Jonathan McCambridge Share 0 Comments The 29-year-old author died after being hit by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles while observing the disturbances in the Creggan area of Londonderry in 2019 (Chiho Tang/Oranga Creative/PA) This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Three men have been found not guilty of the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry in 2019. Judge Mrs Justice Smyth has delivered her judgment in the long-running non-jury trial at Belfast Crown Court. Paul McIntyre, 58, of Kells Walk in Derry, Peter Cavanagh, 38, of Mary Street, and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, of Bishop Street, faced a joint enterprise murder charge. Ms McKee, 29, died after being hit by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles while observing disturbances in the Creggan area of Derry on April 18 2019. Read More PSNI officer assaulted after stopping su…
bluesky 6d ago 571039ef… source ↗
Breaking | Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee
dw 6d ago 5c293eee… source ↗
Lyra McKee: 3 men acquitted of killing N. Irish journalist
Lyra McKee: 3 men acquitted of killing N. Irish journalist McKee was killed while covering clashes between Republicans and police in 2019. Judge Patricia Smyth said evidence was insufficient for a conviction, while McKee's family expressed disappointment.
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Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee during ...
Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee during ... ByMARTIN ROBINSON, CHIEF REPORTER Published:09:59 EDT, 3 July 2026|Updated:10:02 EDT, 3 July 2026 Viewcomments Three men have today been cleared of the murder of Lyra McKee. Paul McIntyre, 58, Peter Cavanagh, 38 and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, have been found not guilty in a non-jury trial atBelfastCrown Court. Miss McKee, 29, was shot and killed while watching riots in Londonderry in April 2019. Three men have today been cleared of the murder of Lyra McKee Paul McIntyre, 58, Peter Cavanagh, 38 and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, (left to right) have been found not guilty in a non-jury trial at Belfast Crown Court Ms McKee, 29, died after being hit by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles while observing disturbances in the Creggan area of Derry on April 18 2019. Several petrol bombs had been directed at police and a car was set on fire during chaotic scenes which culminated in four shots being fired towards officers. The New IRA claimed responsibility for the death of Ms McKee. Share what you think No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts,or debate th…
abc_au 6d ago a7dd7dd6… source ↗
Three men acquitted of murdering journalist Lyra McKee
Three men acquitted of murdering journalist Lyra McKee The 29-year-old was shot by a member of a dissident Irish Republican Army splinter group while covering a riot in Derry/Londonderry in 2019.
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Three men found not guilty of murder of Lyra McKee
Three men found not guilty of murder of Lyra McKee Three men have been found not guilty of the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry in 2019. Judge Mrs Justice Smyth has delivered her judgment in the long-running non-jury trial at Belfast Crown Court. Paul McIntyre (58) of Kells Walk in Derry, Peter Cavanagh, (38) of Mary Street, and Jordan Gareth Devine (25) of Bishop Street, faced a joint enterprise murder charge. McKee (29) died after being hit by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles while observing disturbances in the Creggan area of Derry on April 18th, 2019. Several petrol bombs had been directed at police and a car was set on fire during chaotic scenes which culminated in four shots being fired towards officers. The New IRA claimed responsibility for the death of McKee. - PA
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Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee in ...
Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee in ... Three men accused of the 2019 murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry have been acquitted. Mrs Justice Smyth delivered her judgment in the long-running non-jury trial at Belfast Crown Court. Paul McIntyre, 58, of Kells Walk in Derry, Peter Cavanagh, 38, of Mary Street, and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, of Bishop Street, had faced a joint enterprise murder charge. Ms McKee, 29, died after being hit by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles while observing disturbances in the Creggan area of Derry on 18 April 2019. Several petrol bombs had been directed at police and a car was set on fire during chaotic scenes which culminated in four shots being fired towards officers. The New IRA claimed responsibility for the death of Ms McKee. This is a breaking news story, more to follow...
gdelt 7d ago e50df2cb… source ↗
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Three men have been acquitted of murder in the killing of Belfast journalist Lyra McKee LONDON --Three men were acquitted of murder Friday in the killing of Belfast journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot by a member of a dissident Irish Republican Army splinter group while covering a 2019 riot in Northern Ireland. Justice Patricia Smyth issued not guilty verdicts after a nonjury trial in Belfast Crown Court that was held intermittently over the past two years. McKee, 29, was shot while standing near law enforcement officers observing an anti-police riot in Londonderry, also known as Derry, on April 18, 2019. Protesters had tossed fire bombs at police and torched a car before four shots rang out and a bullet fired by a masked gunman struck McKee. The New IRA, a small paramilitary group that opposes Northern Ireland’s peace process, said its members accidentally shot the reporter while aiming at police. McKee wrote about the challenges faced by the generation of “cease-fire babies” raised after the 1998 Good Friday peace accord ended three decades of sectarian violence. She was becoming an influential voice chronicling the legacy of the years of paramilitary violence carried out by…
bluesky 6d ago e841dcb5… source ↗
#Breaking Three men have been found not guilty of the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Derry in 2019
gdelt 7d ago f11ef237… source ↗
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Three men not guilty of murder of Lyra McKee By PA News Agency Share 0 Comments 2 Skip to next photo 1 / 1 Show caption 1 / 1 0 Comments This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Three men have been found not guilty of the murder of journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry in 2019. Judge Mrs Justice Smyth is continuing to deliver her judgment in other charges in the long-running non-jury trial at Belfast Crown Court. Paul McIntyre, 58, of Kells Walk in Derry, Peter Cavanagh, 38, of Mary Street, and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, of Bishop Street, faced a joint enterprise murder charge. Ms McKee, 29, died after being hit by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles while observing disturbances in the Creggan area of Derry on April 18 2019. A mural of Lyra McKee in Belfast city centre (David Young/PA) Several petrol bombs had been directed at police and a car was set on fire during chaotic scenes which culminated in four shots being fired towards officers. The New IRA claimed responsibility for the death of…
guardian 6d ago f2a017f7… source ↗
Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee
Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee <p>McKee, 29, died after being hit by a bullet as she observed rioting in Derry in Northern Ireland in April 2019</p><p>Three men from Derry have been found not guilty of murdering the journalist Lyra McKee in 2019.</p><p>McKee, 29, from Belfast, died after being hit by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles while observing rioting in the Creggan area of Derry on 18 April 2019. The New IRA claimed responsibility for the killing.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/jul/03/three-men-found-not-guilty-of-murdering-journalist-lyra-mckee">Continue reading...</a>

Corroboration

rendered 6d ago · 6 items considered across 3 blocs · model Qwen3-Next-80B-A3B-Instruct

No verdict, no pronouncement. The model extracts atomic factual claims with verbatim quotes; every quote is validated against the source text and corroboration is computed by counting how many editorially-opposed blocs assert each fact. 1 fabricated/unverifiable quotes were rejected by the cite-or-die gate.

The spine · 6 facts corroborated across ≥2 opposed blocs

broadly confirmedThree men were acquitted of murder of journalist Lyra McKee.
otherwestern
abc_au“Three men acquitted of murdering journalist Lyra McKee” bluesky“Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee in Northern Ireland” dw“Lyra McKee: 3 men acquitted of killing N. Irish journalist” gdelt“Three men have been acquitted of murder in the killing of Belfast journalist Lyra McKee” guardian“Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee” impartialreporter.com“Three men not guilty of murder of journalist Lyra McKee”
broadly confirmedLyra McKee was 29 years old at the time of her death.
otherwestern
abc_au“The 29-year-old was shot by a member of a dissident Irish Republican Army splinter group while covering a riot in Derry/Londonderry in 2019.” gdelt“McKee, 29, was shot while standing near law enforcement officers observing an anti-police riot in Londonderry, also known as Derry, on April 18, 2019.” guardian“McKee, 29, died after being hit by a bullet as she observed rioting in Derry in Northern Ireland in April 2019” impartialreporter.com“The 29-year-old author died after being hit by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles while observing the disturbances in the Creggan area of Londonderry in 2019”
broadly confirmedLyra McKee was a journalist covering a riot in Derry/Londonderry in April 2019 when she was shot.
otherwestern
abc_au“The 29-year-old was shot by a member of a dissident Irish Republican Army splinter group while covering a riot in Derry/Londonderry in 2019.” dw“McKee was killed while covering clashes between Republicans and police in 2019.” gdelt“who was shot by a member of a dissident Irish Republican Army splinter group while covering a 2019 riot in Northern Ireland.” guardian“McKee, 29, died after being hit by a bullet as she observed rioting in Derry in Northern Ireland in April 2019” impartialreporter.com“The 29-year-old author died after being hit by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles while observing the disturbances in the Creggan area of Londonderry in 2019”
broadly confirmedThe shooting occurred on 18 April 2019 during an anti‑police riot in Derry/Londonderry.
otherwestern
gdelt“McKee, 29, was shot while standing near law enforcement officers observing an anti-police riot in Londonderry, also known as Derry, on April 18, 2019.” guardian“McKee, 29, from Belfast, died after being hit by a bullet as she stood close to police vehicles while observing rioting in the Creggan area of Derry on 18 April 2019.”
broadly confirmedThe killing was claimed by the New IRA, a dissident Irish Republican Army splinter group.
otherwestern
abc_au“The 29-year-old was shot by a member of a dissident Irish Republican Army splinter group while covering a riot in Derry/Londonderry in 2019.” gdelt“The New IRA, a small paramilitary group that opposes Northern Ireland’s peace process, said its members accidentally shot the reporter while aiming at police.” guardian“The New IRA claimed responsibility for the killing.”
broadly confirmedThe trial was a non‑jury trial held at Belfast Crown Court, presided over by Judge (Justice) Patricia Smyth, resulting in not‑guilty verdicts.
otherwestern
gdelt“Justice Patricia Smyth issued not guilty verdicts after a nonjury trial in Belfast Crown Court that was held intermittently over the past two years.” dw“Judge Patricia Smyth said evidence was insufficient for a conviction, while McKee's family expressed disappointment.”

Single-source · 3 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)

The New IRA said its members accidentally shot the reporter while aiming at police.
gdelt
The three men charged were Paul McIntyre, 58, of Kells Walk in Derry; Peter Cavanagh, 38, of Mary Street; and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, of Bishop Street.
impartialreporter.com
The non‑jury trial was held intermittently over the past two years.
gdelt

Framing · 3 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)

abc_au “dissident Irish Republican Army splinter group” → dissident
gdelt “small paramilitary group” → small paramilitary
gdelt “accidentally shot” → accidentally

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