RELATIVES of some of those killed and injured on Bloody Sunday gathered at court in Derry today for the start of the commital proceedings against the only British soldier to be charged in connection with the deaths of 14 people on January 30 1972.
Identified only as Soldier F, he is charged with the murder of Jim Wray and William McKinney and the attempted murder of four other people on the same date.
At the beginning of the hearing District Judge Ted Magill said that he had just received "a substantial" bundle of submissions on the issue of anonymity for Soldier F.
He noted that the defendant had anonymity running from the Widgery Inquiry through the Saville Inquiry to the latest proceedings.
Judge Magill said that he would leave the anonymity order in place for the time being while he read the submissions and authorities.
He said he would rule on the issue at some stage but not before he had considered all the material.
He told Fiona Doherty QC who acts for some of the relatives that he would try and give her notice before he made his ruling.
The proceedings began with the opening address by Louis Mably QC for the prosecution.
For legal reasons the proceedings cannot be reported.
