Lyra McKee placed in back of PSNI vehicle after being shot, court told

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Ms McKee, 29, died after being shot as she stood close to police vehicles while observing rioting in the Creggan area of Derry on the night of April 18, 2019

A police officer has described how he instructed that Lyra McKee should be placed in the back of a PSNI Land Rover moments after she was shot during rioting in Derry.

On Wednesday morning, the non-jury trial heard from PSNI officers who were on duty in Derry during the disorder the night Ms McKee was shot.One officer, who was stationed in a Land Rover, was asked by a Crown barrister if he could remember what he heard shortly after 11pm on that night. "It was my opinion to get Lyra the quickest medical attention, to put her in the back of the Land Rover.Another retired officer, who was driving a police Land Rover, was asked if he remembered hearing a scream.

 

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