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15/09/2014
Man To Go On Trial Over Launderette Killing
A man, aged 52, is due to go on trial accused of murdering Marion Millican.
Ms Millican, 51, was shot dead in a laundrette in Portstewart where she worked in March 2011.
A shotgun was used in the incident. Ms Millican died at the scene.
The accused, named as Fred McClenaghan, from Magherafelt, is said to have carried out the killing.
A jury of eight women and four men have been selected for the case, it is understood. The trial is expected to last around four to five weeks.
The trial proper will start on Tuesday.
(JP/MH)
Ms Millican, 51, was shot dead in a laundrette in Portstewart where she worked in March 2011.
A shotgun was used in the incident. Ms Millican died at the scene.
The accused, named as Fred McClenaghan, from Magherafelt, is said to have carried out the killing.
A jury of eight women and four men have been selected for the case, it is understood. The trial is expected to last around four to five weeks.
The trial proper will start on Tuesday.
(JP/MH)
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