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24/02/2006
Two charged with intimidation of murder victim
Two men have been charged with the intimidation of murder victim Thomas Hollran, who was forced to leave his Carrickfergus home in December last year.
Mr Hollran, 49, died in hospital on Sunday afternoon, after being assaulted in the town on Saturday night.
He is understood to have returned to the town to visit a relative when the attack took place.
Thomas Hollran was ordered to leave his hometown of Carrickfergus following a dispute with loyalist paramilitaries.
One of the men appearing in court today was Mr Hollran's brother Jonathan, 38, and the other is Peter Francis Callaghan, 34, both are from Carrickfergus.
The men were charged in Belfast Magistrates Court with forcing the victim to leave Carrickfergus on 31 December 2005 by force, threats or menaces.
They were remanded in custody until March 24.
Two other men questioned by police about the murder have been released without charge.
(EF/SP)
Mr Hollran, 49, died in hospital on Sunday afternoon, after being assaulted in the town on Saturday night.
He is understood to have returned to the town to visit a relative when the attack took place.
Thomas Hollran was ordered to leave his hometown of Carrickfergus following a dispute with loyalist paramilitaries.
One of the men appearing in court today was Mr Hollran's brother Jonathan, 38, and the other is Peter Francis Callaghan, 34, both are from Carrickfergus.
The men were charged in Belfast Magistrates Court with forcing the victim to leave Carrickfergus on 31 December 2005 by force, threats or menaces.
They were remanded in custody until March 24.
Two other men questioned by police about the murder have been released without charge.
(EF/SP)
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