02/02/2006
Fourth person charged over musician's murder
An 18-year-old has become the fourth person charged in connection with the murder of Londonderry blues musician Jim Gilchrist.
Mr Gilchrist, aged 62, was murdered after a night out at a local motorcycle club.
He was last seen leaving the Oval Bar in the Waterside area of the city in the early hours of September 28.
The musician's body was found later that day in the river Foyle.
Two other 18-year-olds and a 27-year-old man have already been charged with the murder.
The teenager will appear in Londonderry's magistrate's court later today.
(EF/SP)
Mr Gilchrist, aged 62, was murdered after a night out at a local motorcycle club.
He was last seen leaving the Oval Bar in the Waterside area of the city in the early hours of September 28.
The musician's body was found later that day in the river Foyle.
Two other 18-year-olds and a 27-year-old man have already been charged with the murder.
The teenager will appear in Londonderry's magistrate's court later today.
(EF/SP)
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