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25/09/2014
Man Arrested In Connection With 1999 Murder
A 42-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the 1999 murder of former IRA man Eamon Collins.
Mr Collins was found dead on 27 January, 1999. He had been beaten and stabbed. It is also believed that he may have been deliberately hit by a car.
Detectives investigating the murder have announced the arrest of a man in Newry on Thursday morning.
They added that a search is being carried out at a house in the city.
Police announced in January this year they had obtained DNA evidence from Mr Collins murder scene.
(MH/CD)
Mr Collins was found dead on 27 January, 1999. He had been beaten and stabbed. It is also believed that he may have been deliberately hit by a car.
Detectives investigating the murder have announced the arrest of a man in Newry on Thursday morning.
They added that a search is being carried out at a house in the city.
Police announced in January this year they had obtained DNA evidence from Mr Collins murder scene.
(MH/CD)
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