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16/08/2006
Three arrested in McIlveen murder probe
Police investigating the murder of a Ballymena schoolboy Michael McIlveen have today arrested three people.
A man and a woman are currently being questioned over assisting an offender, and a teenager is also being held on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
Michael McIlveen, 15, a pupil at Saint Patrick's College in Ballymena, was beaten to death by a loyalist gang during a sectarian attack in the town in May this year.
A total number of seven people have so far been charged with offences relating to the murder.
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A man and a woman are currently being questioned over assisting an offender, and a teenager is also being held on suspicion of conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
Michael McIlveen, 15, a pupil at Saint Patrick's College in Ballymena, was beaten to death by a loyalist gang during a sectarian attack in the town in May this year.
A total number of seven people have so far been charged with offences relating to the murder.
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Three men will face a retrial after their convictions for murdering a County Antrim schoolboy were declare unsafe. Aaron Wallace, 23, Christopher Kerr 25, and Jeff Lewis, 22, all of Ballymena, were convicted of killing 15-year-old Michael McIlveen in May 2006. Wallace and Lewis were originally found guilty of murder.
Schoolboy Murder Convictions Quashed
Three men will face a retrial after their convictions for murdering a County Antrim schoolboy were declare unsafe. Aaron Wallace, 23, Christopher Kerr 25, and Jeff Lewis, 22, all of Ballymena, were convicted of killing 15-year-old Michael McIlveen in May 2006. Wallace and Lewis were originally found guilty of murder.
10 September 2008
Ballymena Teen Murder Trial To Move Court
The trial of six people accused of murdering a Ballymena teenager has been moved to a new court. Defence teams for those going on trial accused of murdering 15-year-old Michael McIlveen said they do not believe a fair trial would be possible because Coleraine Court was not big enough. The case will now be heard in Antrim court.
Ballymena Teen Murder Trial To Move Court
The trial of six people accused of murdering a Ballymena teenager has been moved to a new court. Defence teams for those going on trial accused of murdering 15-year-old Michael McIlveen said they do not believe a fair trial would be possible because Coleraine Court was not big enough. The case will now be heard in Antrim court.
15 May 2006
Teens threatened over McIlveen murder
Police have revealed that threats have been made against the teenagers charged with the murder of Ballymena schoolboy Michael McIlveen last weekend.
Teens threatened over McIlveen murder
Police have revealed that threats have been made against the teenagers charged with the murder of Ballymena schoolboy Michael McIlveen last weekend.
11 May 2006
Five teenagers remanded over schoolboy's murder
Five teenagers have been remanded in custody following an appearance in court today charged with the murder of a 15-year-old Ballymena schoolboy Michael McIlveen at the weekend. The court heard that Christopher Kerr, 19, of Carnduff Drive and Arron Wallace, 18, of Moat Road had replied "not guilty" when charged.
Five teenagers remanded over schoolboy's murder
Five teenagers have been remanded in custody following an appearance in court today charged with the murder of a 15-year-old Ballymena schoolboy Michael McIlveen at the weekend. The court heard that Christopher Kerr, 19, of Carnduff Drive and Arron Wallace, 18, of Moat Road had replied "not guilty" when charged.
16 May 2006
Schoolboy's body released to family
The body of murdered teenager Michael McIlveen has been returned to his family in Ballymena, one week after he was beaten to death in the town. Hundreds of mourners, including friends and neighbours, gathered outside the family home in the Dunvale Estate last night, to pay their respects as the body of the 15-year-old was brought home.
Schoolboy's body released to family
The body of murdered teenager Michael McIlveen has been returned to his family in Ballymena, one week after he was beaten to death in the town. Hundreds of mourners, including friends and neighbours, gathered outside the family home in the Dunvale Estate last night, to pay their respects as the body of the 15-year-old was brought home.
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