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Schoolboy murder jury sent home | |
(about 5 hours later) | |
The jury in the trial of four men accused of the sectarian murder of a schoolboy in May 2006 has been sent home. They will return on Wednesday. | |
Michael McIlveen, 15, was beaten to death in Ballymena in County Antrim after allegedly being chased by a gang. | Michael McIlveen, 15, was beaten to death in Ballymena in County Antrim after allegedly being chased by a gang. |
The four men deny killing the Catholic teenager, while another has already pleaded guilty to murder. | The four men deny killing the Catholic teenager, while another has already pleaded guilty to murder. |
They admit being in the alleyway when the boy was beaten and kicked, but say they played no part in his death. | |
Those still facing the murder charge are: Christopher Francis Kerr, 22, of Carnduff Drive, Jeff Colin Lewis, 19, of Rossdale, Christopher Andrew McLeister, 18, of Knockeen Crescent and Aaron Cavana Wallace, 20, Moat Road, all Ballymena. | Those still facing the murder charge are: Christopher Francis Kerr, 22, of Carnduff Drive, Jeff Colin Lewis, 19, of Rossdale, Christopher Andrew McLeister, 18, of Knockeen Crescent and Aaron Cavana Wallace, 20, Moat Road, all Ballymena. |
Paul Edward David Henson, 18, of Condiere Avenue, Ballymena, is charged only with affray and criminal damage. | Paul Edward David Henson, 18, of Condiere Avenue, Ballymena, is charged only with affray and criminal damage. |
Mervyn Wilson Moon, 20, of Douglas Terrace in Ballymena, admitted murdering the schoolboy at the start of the trial. | Mervyn Wilson Moon, 20, of Douglas Terrace in Ballymena, admitted murdering the schoolboy at the start of the trial. |
The jury, by direction of the court, have already cleared Peter Gavin McMullan, 18, of Meadowvale, of murder after he pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage. | The jury, by direction of the court, have already cleared Peter Gavin McMullan, 18, of Meadowvale, of murder after he pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage. |
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