David Jonathan Holden (52) Aidan McAnespie manslaughter in February 1988.
Left: Aidan McAnespie and Right: David jonathan Holden, Former British soldier, and Grenadier Gaurdsman
The 23-year-old was shot in the back moments after walking through a border checkpoint in Aughnacloy on his way to a GAA club.
He had been spotted by the soldiers as "a person of interest" whose photograph was on a montage inside the checkpoint (pictured below).
The border checkpoint at Aughnacloy, Co Tyrone where Mr McAnespie was passing through when he was shot and killed in February 1988.
The trial started at Belfast Crown Court on Monday.
The court heard yesterday morning that the prosecuting barrister was unable to be at court due to circumstances beyond everyone's control.
Mr Justice O'Hara described the turn of events as "disappointing for everyone, the defendant and his supporters and equally for the McAnespie family and their supporters".
"More generally the aspiration was to finish this week and then get into legal submissions next week and that cannot now be achieved," he said.
"We'll make whatever progress we can on tidying up bits and pieces today and then the resumption of the case will be given priority so that as soon as people are available and able to attend the court case will be relisted to complete at the earliest possible date."
Mr Holden is a former Grenadier guardsman from England, whose address on the court documents is given as c/o Chancery House, Victoria Street, Belfast. The case is being heard without a jury.
With many thanks to the: Irish News and Rebecca Black for the original publication.
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