23—year—old aidan mcanespie was a sinn fein activist when he was shot dead at an army checkpoint manned by the grenadier guards in county tyrone. 0ur ireland correspondent emma vardy reports. what happened at this checkpoint has been a subject of contention for three decades. aidan mcanespie was shot as he crossed the border on foot on his way to a gaelic football match. he was killed by a gunshot wound to the back. his family have long campaigned for the british army to be held accountable. today, they we re to be held accountable. today, they were told that a former soldier would not be charged with manslaughter. we feel comfortable that the way they have handled this. we hoped that things would happen quicker but we're hoping this goes to prosecution and will present an opportunity for us to clarify issues that still exist. the soldier, david jonathan holden, was 18 at the time.