14/02/2019

Man Released Over Warrenpoint Murder

A man arrested on suspicion of murdering a father-of-two last month has been released on police bail pending further enquiries.

Wayne Boylan died instantly after two gunmen burst into a house and shot him in the head with a gun.

The murder happened at the 37-year-old's friends house, when the men entered the property on the Lower Dromore Road at around 7.30pm on Friday 18 January.

A 21-year-old woman also sustained gunshot injuries in the attack and was treated in hospital.



(JG)

Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

09 August 2017
Man Released On Bail Over Lurgan Murder
A man arrested in connection with a murder in Lurgan on Sunday, 06 August, has been released on bail pending further enquiries. The body of a man, aged 45, was discovered at a flat on Victoria Street. Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
14 April 2011
Laura Marling Headlines Open House Festival
The organisers of the Open House Festival have announced that Laura Marling, Brits and NME award-winning English folk artist, is to headline the Custom House Square gig on Friday 24th June.
04 November 2014
Arrest Over Attempted Murder
Police have arrested a 25-year-old man in on suspicion of attempted murder following an incident on the Limestone Road in north Belfast on Friday night. A 25-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment for injuries sustained during the attack, in which a number of people are believed to have been involved.
11 September 2006
Man remanded over murder charge
A 22-year-old Latvian man has appeared in Belfast Magistrates Court charged with the murder of a man at a house in south Belfast last week. Kaspars Valters, of no fixed address, spoke through an interpretor only to confirm that he understood the charges. He was remanded in custody to reappear before the court via videolink on October 9.
11 June 2014
Man Arrested Over East Belfast Stabbing
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the stabbing of a 66-year-old man in east Belfast on Tuesday afternoon. The attack occurred at Wolsey's tackle shop on the Upper Newtownards Road at about 15:30.