New appeal by Lee Clegg

Freed paratrooper Lee Clegg has lodged a fresh appeal against his life sentence for murder with the Northern Ireland Secretary…

Freed paratrooper Lee Clegg has lodged a fresh appeal against his life sentence for murder with the Northern Ireland Secretary, Sir Patrick Mayhew. Clegg (27), a PT instructor, was released from jail a year ago after the shooting of teenage Belfast "joyrider" Ms Karen Reilly.

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