US EditionPSNI Charge Man over Downpatrick Attacks
A man has been charged after the death of Stephen Brannigan and serious assault of Canon John Murray in Downpatrick, officials said on Tuesday.
- On Tuesday, the PSNI charged an unnamed 30-year-old man with murder and attempted murder in Downpatrick after a man's death and a priest's assault.
- In Marian Park, Downpatrick, police found Brannigan dead on Sunday afternoon, and the 56-year-old's body was discovered in a house there.
- At St Patrick’s Church, Downpatrick, the 30-year-old man is charged with assaulting Canon John Murray during a shocking attack on Sunday and also faces attempted murder charges.
- Facing court on Wednesday, the man awaits Magistrates’ judgment, with all charges to be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service at Newtownards Magistrates’ Court.
- On Tuesday, Down and Connor Bishop Alan McGuckian led a mass at St Colmcille’s Church, where he said the local community had been 'shaken and upset deeply' by the attack.
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