There was uproar in a court in Belfast this morning when a former UDR soldier lost an appeal against his conviction for murdering a Catholic man over 20 years ago.
Supporters of the former soldier, Neil Latimer, have said he was a victim of a miscarriage of justice.
Neil Latimer was one of four UDR soldiers who were convicted of the murder of Catholic man Adrian Carroll, who was shot dead in Armagh city centre in 1983.
Latimer served 14 years in prison and was released in 1997. His three co-accused had been acquitted by the Court of Appeal and they were freed in 1992.
Latimer made legal history when he was allowed a third appeal, but after hearing the arguments the judges ruled today that the original conviction for the murder of Adrian Carroll was safe.
On hearing that his appeal had been rejected, a clearly outraged Neil Latimer jumped to his feet in the public gallery of the court and began shouting abuse at the judges, yelling ‘There is no justice’. Latimer was ushered from the courtroom by family and friends.
Afterwards his lawyer, Joe Rice, said the battle to clear his client’s name would continue and they are considering taking the case to the European Court.
