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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. Four other people are still being held over the murder. | |
| 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. | 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. |