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Man charged with murdering great-uncle outside wedding last month

A man has been charged with the murder of his great-uncle outside a traveller wedding in Co Ferma...
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07.21 7 Mar 2015


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Man charged with murdering great-uncle outside wedding last month

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07.21 7 Mar 2015


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A man has been charged with the murder of his great-uncle outside a traveller wedding in Co Fermanagh last month.

63-year-old Bernard McGinley was shot dead outside a church in Newtownbutler on February 11.

The shooting took place outside St Mary's Catholic Church, just as the wedding was about to get underway.

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Bernard McGinley was flown to hospital in a police helicopter but died a short time later.

26-year-old William McGinley from Lisfarrell, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, has been charged with murdering Bernard McGinley and attempting to murder the victim's son on 11th February.

William's father Patrick has already been charged with Bernie McGinley's murder.

William McGinley was remanded in custody to appear in court in Enniskillen, alongside his father, on March 16th.

 


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