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Teen on guesthouse murder charge | |
(about 6 hours later) | |
A 19-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering a County Down guesthouse owner last week. | |
Billy Spence, 68, was found beaten and stabbed at the Tara Guesthouse on the Princetown Road in Bangor. | |
James William McCoy, with an address at the town's Simon Community hostel on Central Avenue, was remanded in custody for four weeks. | |
A defence solicitor described the accused as a "vulnerable young man," adding that he had a mental disorder. | |
The accused was also charged with stealing cash and a mobile phone and with having a knife with intent to steal. | |
The defence lawyer told Newtownards Magistrates Court he was delaying a planned bail application because of difficulties in finding suitable accommodation given the defendant's condition. | |
Mr Spence had run the guesthouse in for 18 years. Police said he had died on 30 June and his body was discovered by his partner the following day. |
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