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January 30th, 1972 remains one of the most fatal – and significant – occasions throughout thirty years of violence in the region.

Throughout the area of the incident – the memories of that fateful day are displayed on the walls and seared in people's minds.

A civil rights march was conducted on a wintry, sunny day in Derry.

The protest was challenging the practice of internment – imprisoning people without trial – which had been established in response to three years of conflict.

Troops from the elite army unit killed thirteen individuals in the neighborhood – which was, and remains, a predominantly nationalist area.

A particular photograph became notably iconic.

Images showed a Catholic priest, Fr Edward Daly, displaying a stained with blood white handkerchief while attempting to protect a group moving a teenager, Jackie Duddy, who had been killed.

News camera operators captured extensive video on the day.

Historical records includes Fr Daly informing a media representative that troops "gave the impression they would discharge weapons randomly" and he was "completely sure" that there was no reason for the discharge of weapons.

That version of the incident was disputed by the original examination.

The first investigation concluded the Army had been attacked first.

During the resolution efforts, the administration established a fresh examination, following pressure by bereaved relatives, who said the initial inquiry had been a whitewash.

That year, the conclusion by the investigation said that overall, the soldiers had initiated shooting and that none of the casualties had been armed.

The contemporary government leader, the leader, expressed regret in the House of Commons – saying deaths were "without justification and unacceptable."

Authorities commenced examine the incident.

An ex-soldier, known as the accused, was brought to trial for murder.

Accusations were made concerning the deaths of the first individual, 22, and 26-year-old William McKinney.

The defendant was also accused of seeking to harm multiple individuals, additional persons, further individuals, an additional individual, and an unidentified individual.

There is a legal order maintaining the defendant's privacy, which his lawyers have argued is necessary because he is at risk of attack.

He stated to the investigation that he had exclusively discharged his weapon at individuals who were carrying weapons.

This assertion was rejected in the official findings.

Material from the investigation would not be used immediately as testimony in the legal proceedings.

In the dock, the defendant was screened from view using a privacy screen.

He spoke for the opening instance in the proceedings at a hearing in late 2024, to respond "innocent" when the allegations were presented.

Kin of those who were killed on Bloody Sunday journeyed from Derry to the courthouse each day of the proceedings.

John Kelly, whose brother Michael was killed, said they were aware that listening to the trial would be difficult.

"I can see all details in my mind's eye," the relative said, as we examined the main locations discussed in the case – from the street, where Michael was killed, to the nearby the area, where James Wray and William McKinney were died.

"It reminds me to my position that day.

"I helped to carry my brother and lay him in the medical transport.

"I went through every moment during the evidence.

"Despite experiencing the process – it's still meaningful for me."