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17/10/2005
Bike found in musician murder case
A bicycle found by police divers in the River Foyle at the weekend is believed to the one owned by murdered musician James Gilchrist.
Mr Gilchrist, 62, was murdered on Wednesday 28 September, just a short time after leaving a nearby bar.
Forensic experts are examining the bicycle which was discovered on Sunday morning.
Mr Gilchrist was buried last Thursday at St Mary's Church in Creggan. Friends of the keen motorcyclist escorted the coffin from his home in the Woodbrooke area of the city.
Police stopped pedestrians and motorists in the John Street, Foyle Road, and Foyle Embankment areas of the city between 12:30am and 1:30am in an effort to obtain further information about his movements that night.
Mr Gilchrist is known to have left the Oval Bar at Duke Street in the city at around 12:30am on September 28. He made his way across the top deck of the Craigavon Bridge and was last seen at the bottom of John Street approximately 10 minutes later, when he crossed the road onto the Foyle Embankment.
Anyone who can help police with their investigation is urged to contact the police at Strand Road on 028 7136 7337 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(MB/SP)
Mr Gilchrist, 62, was murdered on Wednesday 28 September, just a short time after leaving a nearby bar.
Forensic experts are examining the bicycle which was discovered on Sunday morning.
Mr Gilchrist was buried last Thursday at St Mary's Church in Creggan. Friends of the keen motorcyclist escorted the coffin from his home in the Woodbrooke area of the city.
Police stopped pedestrians and motorists in the John Street, Foyle Road, and Foyle Embankment areas of the city between 12:30am and 1:30am in an effort to obtain further information about his movements that night.
Mr Gilchrist is known to have left the Oval Bar at Duke Street in the city at around 12:30am on September 28. He made his way across the top deck of the Craigavon Bridge and was last seen at the bottom of John Street approximately 10 minutes later, when he crossed the road onto the Foyle Embankment.
Anyone who can help police with their investigation is urged to contact the police at Strand Road on 028 7136 7337 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.
(MB/SP)
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