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| Youth charged with officer murder | Youth charged with officer murder |
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| A 17-year-old youth has been charged with the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in County Armagh earlier this month. | A 17-year-old youth has been charged with the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in County Armagh earlier this month. |
| Constable Carroll, 48, was shot dead as he answered a call for help in Craigavon on Monday 9 March. | Constable Carroll, 48, was shot dead as he answered a call for help in Craigavon on Monday 9 March. |
| The youth is also charged with having a firearm with intent to endanger life and membership of a proscribed organisation, the Continuity IRA. | The youth is also charged with having a firearm with intent to endanger life and membership of a proscribed organisation, the Continuity IRA. |
| He is to appear at Lisburn Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning. | He is to appear at Lisburn Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning. |
| The 17-year-old also faces a further charge of collecting information likely to be of use to terrorists. | The 17-year-old also faces a further charge of collecting information likely to be of use to terrorists. |
| Earlier on Monday, two men, aged 27 and 31, who were arrested last week in connection with Constable Carroll's murder were released without charge. | Earlier on Monday, two men, aged 27 and 31, who were arrested last week in connection with Constable Carroll's murder were released without charge. |
| Five others, including the 17-year-old youth charged on Monday night, remain in custody. | Five others, including the 17-year-old youth charged on Monday night, remain in custody. |
| The Continuity IRA said it shot Constable Carroll in the back of the head as he sat in an unmarked patrol car at Lismore Manor. | |
| His murder came just two days after the killing of two soldiers at Massereene Army barracks in Antrim. | His murder came just two days after the killing of two soldiers at Massereene Army barracks in Antrim. |
| They were Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, and Patrick Azminkar, 21. | They were Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, and Patrick Azminkar, 21. |
| Also on Monday, six people being held in connection with the murders of the three security force personnel launched a High Court challenge to the extension of their detention period. | Also on Monday, six people being held in connection with the murders of the three security force personnel launched a High Court challenge to the extension of their detention period. |