02/08/2017

Three Men Released Over Murder Of Brian McIlhagga

Three men arrested in connection with the murder of Brian McIlhagga have been released unconditionally.

Mr McIlhagga, 42, was shot and beaten by a gang after he was dragged from a house in the Riverview Park area in Ballymoney in January 2015.

The arrests were also in relation to a paramilitary style attack in Ballymoney in March 2015 and other serious crime.

(CD)

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