Trial of ex-soldier over man shot dead in 1974 is adjourned again
The trial of a former soldier accused of the attempted murder of a vulnerable man shot dead in a field 46 years ago has been adjourned again.
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The trial of a former soldier accused of the attempted murder of a vulnerable man shot dead in a field 46 years ago has been adjourned again.
Dennis Hutchings pictured at a previous court hearing 09 January, 2021 01:00 John Pat Cunningham who was shot dead by the British army in 1974 THE trial of a former soldier accused of the attempted murder of a man 46 years ago has been adjourned again. The Belfast Crown Court trial of 79-year-old Dennis Hutchings for the attempted murder Co Tyrone man John Patrick Cunningham in June 1974 had been fixed to open next month. However, Mr Justice McAlinden yesterday accepted defence submissions it would be unfair to have the former Life Guardsman, diagnosed with an incurab...