SAS soldier denies cover–up claims

An SAS soldier manufactured an account of the shooting of two IRA members to cover up the use of excessive force, it was claimed at an inquest yesterday.

Dessie Grew, 37, and Martin McCaughey, 23, died when troops fired 72 bullets at the pair near farm buildings in Co Armagh in October 1990.

The military witness was identified only as Soldier C.