28/05/2004
Man charged with murder
A 47-year-old unemployed builder has been charged with the murder of a man in Co Down early this year.
James Clarke, of Stirling Avenue in Newtownards, was remanded in custody on Friday after being charged with the murder of Andrew Cully in Newtownards in March.
The father of two was shot up to 10 times as he sat in his parked car in the loyalist West Winds estate in Newtownards on March 24.
A detective told Newtownards Magistrates Court on Friday that when the charge was put to Mr Clarke he replied "not guilty".
The detective said he believed he could connect the accused to the charge.
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James Clarke, of Stirling Avenue in Newtownards, was remanded in custody on Friday after being charged with the murder of Andrew Cully in Newtownards in March.
The father of two was shot up to 10 times as he sat in his parked car in the loyalist West Winds estate in Newtownards on March 24.
A detective told Newtownards Magistrates Court on Friday that when the charge was put to Mr Clarke he replied "not guilty".
The detective said he believed he could connect the accused to the charge.
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