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.
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