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17/05/2005
Police continue to question man in 1981 murder probe
Police are still questioning a man in connection with the murder of a nine-year-old girl nearly 25 years ago.
Jennifer Cardy, from Ballinderry in Co Antrim, was snatched as she cycled to a friend's house in August 1981.
Her body was found by a fishermen at McKee's Dam near Hillsborough just six days after her bike was discovered in nearby bushes.
Robert Black, 58, is in custody at Antrim police station, having travelled from Wakefield in England to be interviewed.
It is understood that Mr Black was working as a van driver in 1981 and was delivering posters across the UK, including Northern Ireland, at the time the murder took place.
(MB)
Jennifer Cardy, from Ballinderry in Co Antrim, was snatched as she cycled to a friend's house in August 1981.
Her body was found by a fishermen at McKee's Dam near Hillsborough just six days after her bike was discovered in nearby bushes.
Robert Black, 58, is in custody at Antrim police station, having travelled from Wakefield in England to be interviewed.
It is understood that Mr Black was working as a van driver in 1981 and was delivering posters across the UK, including Northern Ireland, at the time the murder took place.
(MB)
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