Soldiers A and C acquitted after prosecution offers no more evidence PPS insists they were right to pursue prosecution Updated Joe McCann's family leave court on Tuesday along with solicitor Niall Murphy (Image: Jonathan Porter/PressEye) Never miss a thing from Belfast and beyond - sign up for FREE newsletter direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Two former paratroopers accused of the murder of an Official IRA leader were formally acquitted yesterday after prosecutors offered no further evidence at their trial.