In April 1989 , the first of 5 trials for the murder of Corporals Derek Wood and Robert Howes , often referred to as the Corporals killings , was held . Henry Maguire and Alex Murphy denied a total of nine charges including the assault , causing of grievous bodily harm , false imprisonment and murder of the corporals . Ronald Appleton , QC , for prosecution said that it was the Crown 's case that Maguire and Murphy " were part of a smaller crowd ... that were engaged in a joint enterprise to kill "
Corporals killings
Corporals killings
Ronald Appleton