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21/09/2005
Two men arrested in connection with fatal stabbing
Two men have been arrested in connection with the fatal stabbing of a schoolboy in north Belfast last month.
Thomas Devlin, 15, was walking along the Somerton Road, off the Antrim Road, after buying sweets from a nearby petrol station when the incident occurred.
A friend of the victim who was with him at the time was also injured in the attack, however his injuries were not believed to be life threatening.
A police spokeswoman said both men were arrested in north Belfast - one on Tuesday night and the other on Wednesday.
Detectives confirmed the prime suspects in the investigation are still two young men with a black and white dog.
(MB/SP)
Thomas Devlin, 15, was walking along the Somerton Road, off the Antrim Road, after buying sweets from a nearby petrol station when the incident occurred.
A friend of the victim who was with him at the time was also injured in the attack, however his injuries were not believed to be life threatening.
A police spokeswoman said both men were arrested in north Belfast - one on Tuesday night and the other on Wednesday.
Detectives confirmed the prime suspects in the investigation are still two young men with a black and white dog.
(MB/SP)
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