19/12/2017

Bulgarian Man Arrested In NI Over Murder In Native Country

A man from Bulgaria has been arrested in connection with a murder in his native country.

The PSNI detained the suspect in Co Antrim on Sunday, 17 December, after a European Arrest Warrant was issued in Bulgaria.

The 41-year-old appeared before Belfast Recorders Court on Monday, 18 December, and has been remanded in custody.

(CD/LM)

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