14/02/2008
Murdered Drug Dealers Assets Recovered
Over £750,000 worth of property belonging to a drug dealer who was murdered are to be handed over to the Assets Recovery Agency (ARA).
The widow and mother-in-law of Patrick Fleming, from Coleraine, who was killed almost two years ago, have agreed to hand over a five-bedroom house, 35 acres of land, cash and a number of paintings.
The ARA told the High Court that the majority of Fleming's assets were derived from the proceeds of drug dealing.
Mr Fleming was stabbed to death in his Coleraine flat in May, 2006.
(GK)
The widow and mother-in-law of Patrick Fleming, from Coleraine, who was killed almost two years ago, have agreed to hand over a five-bedroom house, 35 acres of land, cash and a number of paintings.
The ARA told the High Court that the majority of Fleming's assets were derived from the proceeds of drug dealing.
Mr Fleming was stabbed to death in his Coleraine flat in May, 2006.
(GK)
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Ballymena man remanded over Fleming murder
A 25-year-old man has appeared in Ballymena Magistrates Court today, charged with the murder of Patrick Fleming in Coleraine at the weekend. Desmond Andrew Heaney, from Dunclug Park in Ballymena, denied the charge, saying that he was "definitely not guilty". He was remanded in custody.
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15 May 2006
Murder inquiry launched after Londonderry stabbing
Police in County Londonderry have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man at the centre of a major financial investigation. Patrick Fleming, 40, was fatally stabbed during a party at a flat at Hazelbank Road, Coleraine at around 3.40am on Sunday morning. He was taken to hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Murder inquiry launched after Londonderry stabbing
Police in County Londonderry have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man at the centre of a major financial investigation. Patrick Fleming, 40, was fatally stabbed during a party at a flat at Hazelbank Road, Coleraine at around 3.40am on Sunday morning. He was taken to hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
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