26/11/2013

Man Released Over Kevin Kearney Murder

A 33-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of Kevin Kearney has been released.

On Monday, police arrested the man in connection with Mr Kearney's death. He is believed to have been killed by dissident republicans in north Belfast last month.

Mr Kearney, 46, was found in a lake in Alexandra Park, located off Antrim Road on 9 October. He had gone missing the previous day while walking his dog.

Shortly after Mr Kearney's death, the Irish News said it had received a statement from a dissident republican group calling itself "the IRA" claiming it had killed the father-of-four.

(JP/CD)

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