Man 'not shot' by live round

Thirteen civilians were killed on Bloody Sunday

A man thought to have been wounded by a live round on Bloody Sunday was hit by some other object, the Saville Inquiry has been told.

For 30 years, it was thought that Patrick McDaid was shot in the back at Rossville Flats in Londonderry on 30 January 1972.

Thirteen civilians were shot dead by British Army soldiers during a civil rights march in the city that day. A 14th person died later.

On Monday, pathologist Dr Richard Shepherd said he was confident that Mr McDaid was not shot by a live round.

Dr Shepherd said it was possible Mr McDaid was hit by something attached to a rubber bullet.

Lord Saville: Began work on inquiry nearly four years ago

The tribunal, chaired by Lord Saville, is sitting in the Guildhall in Londonderry for a short time before moving to London to hear evidence from soldiers.

Lord Saville and the commonwealth judges who comprise the inquiry began their work nearly four years ago and are not expected to report back until 2004.

The Bloody Sunday Inquiry was established in 1998 by Prime Minister Tony Blair after a campaign by families of those killed and injured.

They felt that the Widgery Inquiry, held shortly after the shootings, did not find out the truth about what happened on Bloody Sunday.