04/08/2016

Pair Released Over Michael McGibbon Murder

Two people who were arrested as part of inquiries into the murder of Michael McGibbon have been released without charge.

The man and woman, both aged 35, were arrested in north Belfast on Wednesday, 03 August.

Mr McGibbon, 33, was shot several times in the leg in an alleyway at Butler Place in Ardoyne in April of this year. He died from his injuries.

(JP/MH)

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