The trial of the man accused of murdering the British soldier, Stephen Restorick, was halted yesterday after the judge dismissed himself.
Lord Justice McCollum ordered that a new judge be found to try the man accused of murdering the lance bombardier at Bessbrook, south Armagh, in 1997 because of prejudicial remarks made during the accused man's bail application.
Mr Bernard Michael McGinn (41), Henry Street, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan, is also accused of murdering two other soldiers, Lance Bombardier Paul Garrett in 1993 and Thomas Johnston, a former member of the Ulster Defence Regiment, in 1978.