Lyra McKee: Two men appear in court charged with murder

Two men person appeared successful tribunal wherever they denied murdering writer Lyra McKee successful Londonderry successful April 2019.

Peter Gearóid Cavanagh, 35, of Elmwood Terrace, and Jordan Devine, 21, of Synge Court - some successful Londonderry - appeared remotely astatine Belfast Crown Court from their solicitors' offices.

Both are besides charged with offences relating to rioting connected the nighttime Ms McKee was changeable dead.

Ms McKee, 29, was changeable dormant portion observing rioting successful Londonderry's Creggan property successful April 2019.

The New IRA aboriginal said its members were liable for the killing.

When the complaint of execution was enactment to Cavanagh and Devine, they some replied, "Not guilty".

The brace were besides charged with, and denied, possessing a handgun and ammunition with intent, arsenic good arsenic damaging by occurrence a Ford Transit truck, connected the aforesaid date.

Cavanagh denied an further complaint of stealing the truck.

A 22-year-old male, Joseph Anthony Farren - who is besides known arsenic Campbell - from Gosheden Cottages successful Derry, besides appeared successful tribunal via video-link to look charges linked to the riot.

Cavanagh, Devine and Farren each denied possessing a petrol weaponry successful suspicious circumstances, rioting and throwing a petrol weaponry connected 18 April 2019.

Devine entered a not-guilty plea to making a petrol weaponry connected 16 April 2019, portion some Devine and Farren denied charges of possessing a petrol weaponry successful suspicious circumstances and throwing a petrol weaponry connected the aforesaid date.

Mr Justice O'Hara was told respective different co-accused were launching ineligible applications which helium said helium would perceive astatine the extremity of May.

Following his ruling connected these, the justice expressed anticipation that a day for a proceedings could beryllium acceptable this autumn.

Five much men from Derry are charged with rioting and throwing petrol bombs connected the aforesaid date. They are:

All 8 men had precocious appeared astatine a preliminary inquiry.

In January, astatine Londonderry Magistrates' Court, the justice ruled that immoderate matters that had arisen successful preliminary enquiry were "clearly matters for the trial".

All 8 men had refused to answer, asked if they wished to telephone witnesses oregon marque statements astatine that signifier of the ineligible proceedings.