25/06/2002

Man remanded in custody over biker’s death

A 21-year-old has appeared at Belfast Magistrate’s Court charged with the murder of a Scottish motorcycling champion.

Paul Raymond Baird, of Beechgrove in Lisburn, is accused of murdering 49-year-old John James Silver from Aberdeen in Scotland.

The forensic examination revealed that Mr Silver died from blunt head trauma to the head at Hawthorne Way in Ballyclare, County Antrim, on Sunday morning.

The post mortem examination of Mr Silver revealed that he was also stabbed.

It is believed he died after being assaulted shortly before 3am in the Mossvale Park area.

Mr Baird, a salesman, who denied the charge, was remanded in custody until 22 July.

(AMcE)

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