Lyra McKee died after being shot while observing rioting in Derry's Creggan estate in April 2019.
An MTV crew filming a riot on the night journalist Lyra McKee was killed were told the disorder had been “set up” for the camera, a murder trial has been told.Three men from Derry are on trial at Belfast Crown Court accused of the 29-year-old’s murder.
Seven other men from Derry are facing trial on a number of lesser charges, including rioting and throwing a petrol bomb on the night Ms McKee died. Another piece of footage showed one woman at the scene of the disorder who could be heard telling the film crew: “The people of Creggan are suffering for youse… It’s all set up for youse.”
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