While three men were accused of murder, six others from Derry faced other charges including rioting.

Joseph Barr, 38, of Sandringham Drive, was found not guilty of all of the charges he faced.

Jude McCrory, 28, of Gartan Square, was also found not guilty, as was Patrick Anthony Gallagher, 34, of John Field Place.

Kieran George McCool, 57, of Ballymagowan Gardens, was found guilty of common assault.

Joseph Anthony Campbell, 25, of Goshaden Cottages, was found not guilty of the charges he faced.

Christopher Joseph Gillen, 45, of Balbane Pass, was found guilty of possessing and throwing petrol bombs, and riot.

None of the men gave evidence in their defence. All of them denied the charges which they faced.

Another defendant, William Patrick Elliott, 58, formerly of Ballymagowan Gardens, Derry, died last year.