Delivering his judgment at Belfast Crown Court, Judge Patrick Lynch said the evidence presented against the veteran fell “well short” of what was required for conviction.
In the packed public gallery at court 12, gathered relatives of the Bloody Sunday victims gave no visible response as the veteran was found not guilty on all counts.
There was also no reaction from those in the public gallery supporting the former paratrooper.
Soldier F had been accused of the murders of James Wray and William McKinney on Bloody Sunday, regarded as one of the darkest days of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Some 13 people were shot dead by the Parachute Regiment on the day.
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PACEMAKER BELFAST. 23/10/2025 FAMILIES OF THE BLOODY SUNDAY VICTIMS MARCH TO COURT THIS MORNING Photo: pacemaker
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PACEMAKER BELFAST. 23/10/2025 FAMILIES OF THE BLOODY SUNDAY VICTIMS MARCH TO COURT THIS MORNING Photo: pacemaker
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PACEMAKER BELFAST. 23/10/2025 FAMILIES OF THE BLOODY SUNDAY VICTIMS MARCH TO COURT THIS MORNING Photo: pacemaker
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PACEMAKER BELFAST. 23/10/2025 SUPPORTERS OF SOLDIER F AT LAGANSIDE COURT Photo: pacemaker