06/02/2006

Man remanded over Derry murder

A 41-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a 19-year-old man in Londonderry on Friday.

Police said that when charged Paul James Morrin, 41, from Galliagh Park said he had "nothing to say."

Gerald Martin O'Hagan, 19, was found stabbed in a flat in the Galliagh Park area of the city on Friday afternoon.

The accused was remanded to appear on February 23.

Police investigating the scene, came under attack from stone throwing youths as they tried to carry out their enquiries over the weekend.

(EF/SP)

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