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11/01/2012
Two Arrested Over 1974 Police Office Murder
Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a police officer nearly 40 years ago.
RUC officer Bill Elliott was shot dead during a bank robbery in North Belfast in 1974.
A 58-year –old and 61-year-old have been detained in Co.Antrim this morning and taken to the serious crime suite in Antrim for questioning.
RUC Inspector Bill Elliott, 48, was called to the Ulster Bank at the Diamond in Rathcoole, Belfast on 6 September 1974 where an armed robbery was underway.
He confronted three members of the armed gang as they left the bank and was shot and fatally wounded.
Two men were later convicted of involvement in the incident, but 18-year-old Ronan Bennett’s conviction was overturned on appeal and he was acquitted. Bennett later became a well-known novelist and screenwriter.
More recently the Historical Enquiries Team has reviewed the case and identified areas for further investigation. The officer leading the investigation believes that, despite the years that have passed, further information can come to light which could solve the case.
(LB)
RUC officer Bill Elliott was shot dead during a bank robbery in North Belfast in 1974.
A 58-year –old and 61-year-old have been detained in Co.Antrim this morning and taken to the serious crime suite in Antrim for questioning.
RUC Inspector Bill Elliott, 48, was called to the Ulster Bank at the Diamond in Rathcoole, Belfast on 6 September 1974 where an armed robbery was underway.
He confronted three members of the armed gang as they left the bank and was shot and fatally wounded.
Two men were later convicted of involvement in the incident, but 18-year-old Ronan Bennett’s conviction was overturned on appeal and he was acquitted. Bennett later became a well-known novelist and screenwriter.
More recently the Historical Enquiries Team has reviewed the case and identified areas for further investigation. The officer leading the investigation believes that, despite the years that have passed, further information can come to light which could solve the case.
(LB)
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