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08/05/2009
Second Person Charged Over Templepatrick Murder
A second man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Antrim father of four Geoffrey Kerr.
The accused, 50-year-old Martin Thomas Fleming from Churchill Road, Larne, was remanded in custody until later this month.
A detective, appearing before Larne Magistrates Court, said he believed he could connect the accused to the charge.
Mr Fleming spoke only to confirm he understood the charge.
Charges were brought against another 33-year-old man on Monday.
Darren Ivan Kernohan, from Moss Drive, Antrim, spoke only to confirm he understood the charges during a five-minute hearing at Ballymena Magistrates' Court.
He was remanded in custody to appear via video link at Antrim Magistrates' Court on 26 May.
Mr Kerr was murder at his Templepatrick home last Monday.
The 60-year-old financial adviser was fatality shot by intruders following a struggle.
Two other men held over the murder were released without charge, while two women, who were arrested, have been released pending reports to the PPS.
(PR/JM)
The accused, 50-year-old Martin Thomas Fleming from Churchill Road, Larne, was remanded in custody until later this month.
A detective, appearing before Larne Magistrates Court, said he believed he could connect the accused to the charge.
Mr Fleming spoke only to confirm he understood the charge.
Charges were brought against another 33-year-old man on Monday.
Darren Ivan Kernohan, from Moss Drive, Antrim, spoke only to confirm he understood the charges during a five-minute hearing at Ballymena Magistrates' Court.
He was remanded in custody to appear via video link at Antrim Magistrates' Court on 26 May.
Mr Kerr was murder at his Templepatrick home last Monday.
The 60-year-old financial adviser was fatality shot by intruders following a struggle.
Two other men held over the murder were released without charge, while two women, who were arrested, have been released pending reports to the PPS.
(PR/JM)
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