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14/09/2005
Two men arrested in connection with fatal stabbing
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a Belfast teenager last month.
Thomas Devlin, 15, was walking along the Somerton Road in north Belfast after buying sweets from a nearby petrol station when the incident occurred. He was stabbed five times in the back and died a short time later.
A friend of the victim who was with him at the time was also wounded in the attack, however his injuries were not as serious.
Police have not released any more details about the men being questioned.
(MB/SP)
Thomas Devlin, 15, was walking along the Somerton Road in north Belfast after buying sweets from a nearby petrol station when the incident occurred. He was stabbed five times in the back and died a short time later.
A friend of the victim who was with him at the time was also wounded in the attack, however his injuries were not as serious.
Police have not released any more details about the men being questioned.
(MB/SP)
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