Other NI News In Brief

Derry Shooting Probed

Two people have escaped injury in a shooting at a house in Londonderry when shots were fired shortly after 12am on Sunday morning in the Merriman Court area of Derry's Ballymagroarty. The pair were the only people in the property at the time and there are no reports of any injuries. Police are appealing for information as they probe the attack and the mother of three - who does not want to be identified - who was in the house at the time with a friend, has revealed she is intending to flee the property as she fears for her safety.

Burning Boat Sunk

A fishing boat which burst into flames while drifting in Belfast Lough has sunk, however, all five crew members were rescued from the water when they abandoned the Bellatrix after it caught fire. On Friday, part of the coastal path at Cultra in Co Down was closed by police over fears that gas canisters onboard the vessel could explode. However, as a fire control vessel began to spray water on the stricken fishing boat, it disappeared beneath the waves. See: Blazing Fishing Boat Adrift In Lough

Portadown Rape Probed

Over a week after a rape in Co Armagh, police are seeking help from possible witnesses. They are particularly keen to speak to four males who helped the girl to get a taxi in Portadown in the early hours of last Saturday. The PSNI appealed to the public for information a week on after the girl - in her late teens - was raped in the town. She was assaulted some time between 2.20am and 3.20am on 17 October. Her attacker was described as a tall, bald man of medium build who is aged in his 30s or 40s. It is believed he was wearing dark clothing at the time of the attack. Detectives have appealed to anyone who witnessed suspicious activity in the area to come forward.

Crash Barrier

A woman has been injured after a security barrier crashed through the windscreen of her car in Co Londonderry. It is thought the barrier swung in the weekend's high wind as the woman was driving out of the car park at Dungiven Castle. Her condition in hospital is not known.

Paul Quinn Remembered

The SDLP MLA for Newry and Armagh Dominic Bradley has attended the second anniversary mass for murdered South Armagh teenager Paul Quinn. Speaking after the service, Mr Bradley said: "Those who murdered Paul Quinn have no place in our society. However long it takes, however difficult the process, the Gardaí are resolved to solving Paul Quinn's murder. In co-operation with the PSNI, the Gardaí have conducted a painstaking investigation and have made considerable progress but there are still people they need to interview. I appeal to anyone who has information which has not yet been made available to the Gardaí to come forward without delay," he concluded.

See: Paul Quinn Murder To Be Marked

(BMcC/KMcA)