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04/06/2015
Jean McConville Murder: Prosecution To Proceed
The prosecution of a veteran republican accused in connection with the murder of Jean McConville is to go ahead.
Following many court extensions to consider their case, prosecutors are to decide today, Thursday, if they will be pursuing a case against Ivor Bell, 78.
Bell, from Ramoan Gardens in west Belfast, was arrested and charged in March last year.
Mrs McConville, a mother of 10, was abducted from her home in 1972.
Bell is charged with aiding and abetting the murder of the widow.
He has also been accused of IRA membership.
No-one has been convicted of her murder.
(CD)
Following many court extensions to consider their case, prosecutors are to decide today, Thursday, if they will be pursuing a case against Ivor Bell, 78.
Bell, from Ramoan Gardens in west Belfast, was arrested and charged in March last year.
Mrs McConville, a mother of 10, was abducted from her home in 1972.
Bell is charged with aiding and abetting the murder of the widow.
He has also been accused of IRA membership.
No-one has been convicted of her murder.
(CD)
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Gerry Adams In Custody Over McConville Murder
Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams is being questioned by the PSNI in connection with the murder of Jean McConville in 1972. Mr Adams was arrested on Wednesday night. Mrs McConville, 37, and a mother of 10 children, was abducted and shot by the IRA. Her body was found on a beach in County Louth in 2003.
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Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams is being questioned by the PSNI in connection with the murder of Jean McConville in 1972. Mr Adams was arrested on Wednesday night. Mrs McConville, 37, and a mother of 10 children, was abducted and shot by the IRA. Her body was found on a beach in County Louth in 2003.
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Police investigating the abduction and murder of Jean McConville have arrested a 57-year-old woman in connection with the 1972 case. Another woman, also aged 57, and a 56-year-old man were arrested earlier this month and later released after questioning.
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02 April 2014
Man Arrested In Jean McConville Investigation
A 56-year-old man has been arrested over the abduction and murder of Jean McConville. The man was arrested in west Belfast on Wednesday morning. A mother of 10, Jean McConville was kidnapped from her flat in the Divis area of Belfast in December 1972 and shot by the IRA.
Man Arrested In Jean McConville Investigation
A 56-year-old man has been arrested over the abduction and murder of Jean McConville. The man was arrested in west Belfast on Wednesday morning. A mother of 10, Jean McConville was kidnapped from her flat in the Divis area of Belfast in December 1972 and shot by the IRA.
26 March 2014
Jean McConville Accused Granted Bail
The High Court in Belfast has granted bail to 77-year-old Ivor Bell, the man arrested last week in connection with the 1972 disappearance of Jean McConville. One of 'The Disappeared', victims of the IRA whose bodies have never been recovered, mother-of-10 Jean McConville was taken from her flat and murdered in December 1972.
Jean McConville Accused Granted Bail
The High Court in Belfast has granted bail to 77-year-old Ivor Bell, the man arrested last week in connection with the 1972 disappearance of Jean McConville. One of 'The Disappeared', victims of the IRA whose bodies have never been recovered, mother-of-10 Jean McConville was taken from her flat and murdered in December 1972.
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