Two men appear in court charged with murder of Lyra McKee
Two men have appeared in court where they denied murdering journalist Lyra McKee in Londonderry in April 2019.Peter Gearóid Cavanagh, 35, of Elmwood Terrace, and Jordan Devine, 21, of Synge Court - both in Londonderry - appeared remotely at Belfast Crown Court from their solicitors' offices.Ms McKee, 29, was shot dead while observing rioting in Londonderry's Creggan estate in April 2019.
A 22-year-old male, Joseph Anthony Farren - who is also known as Campbell - from Gosheden Cottages in Derry, also appeared in court via video-link to face charges linked to the riot. Devine entered a not-guilty plea to making a petrol bomb on 16 April 2019, while both Devine and Farren denied charges of possessing a petrol bomb in suspicious circumstances and throwing a petrol bomb on the same date.
Following his ruling on these, the judge expressed hope that a date for a trial could be set this autumn.Five more men from Derry are charged with rioting and throwing petrol bombs on the same date. They are:Jude McCrory, 24, of Magowan ParkAll eight men had recently appeared at a preliminary inquiry.
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