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05/02/2014
Man Charged Over David Black Murder
A man has been charged with the murder of prison officer David Black, the PSNI has revealed.
Detectives from Serious Crime Branch have charged a 33-year-old man with the murder of Prison Officer David Black on 1 November 2012.
The man has also been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
He is due to appear at Craigavon MC tomorrow Wednesday 5 February.
52-year-old David Black was shot as he drove to work on the M1 in County Armagh on 1 November.
He had been driving to work at Maghaberry Prison. The attack made Mr Black the first prison officer to be murdered in Northern Ireland in 20 years.
A new republican paramilitary group calling itself the IRA admitted the killing.
(IT/CD)
Detectives from Serious Crime Branch have charged a 33-year-old man with the murder of Prison Officer David Black on 1 November 2012.
The man has also been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
He is due to appear at Craigavon MC tomorrow Wednesday 5 February.
52-year-old David Black was shot as he drove to work on the M1 in County Armagh on 1 November.
He had been driving to work at Maghaberry Prison. The attack made Mr Black the first prison officer to be murdered in Northern Ireland in 20 years.
A new republican paramilitary group calling itself the IRA admitted the killing.
(IT/CD)
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