10/10/2002

Second Lithuanian denies murder charges

A second Lithuanian man has appeared in Banbridge Magistrates Court charged with two counts of murder.

The court heard that when charged, 21-year-old Vitalijus Sedovas, said that there had been mistake and he was not guilty.

Mr Sedovas was remanded in custody to appear at Newry Magistrate's Court on October 23.

The charges relate to the murders of two men whose bodies were found in undergrowth off the Mound Road in Warrenpoint in May of this year.

Another Lithuanian man has already been charged in connection with the murders. He appeared in court in September, but also denied the charges and was remanded in custody.

The bodies of two men were found stabbed and beaten to death near Warrenpoint golf course in May.

(SP)

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