20/03/2014
Officers Granted Extra Time In McConville Investigation
Detectives from Serious Crime Branch investigating the abduction and murder of Jean McConville in 1972 have been granted additional time to question a 77-year-old man arrested in west Belfast on Tuesday.
A court has given the PSNI until Friday evening to continue interviewing the suspect at Antrim police station.
37-year-old Mrs McConville was abducted in December 1972 from her flat in the Divis area of west Belfast and shot by the IRA.
Her body was not recovered until it was found on a beach in County Louth in August 2003.
(IT/MH)
A court has given the PSNI until Friday evening to continue interviewing the suspect at Antrim police station.
37-year-old Mrs McConville was abducted in December 1972 from her flat in the Divis area of west Belfast and shot by the IRA.
Her body was not recovered until it was found on a beach in County Louth in August 2003.
(IT/MH)
Related Northern Ireland News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.
25 March 2014
Adams Contacts Police Over McConville Claims
Sinn Féin President, Gerry Adams, has asked his lawyer to contact the police to clarify if detectives need to interview him about the murder of Jean McConville. He was responding to speculation that police might want to question him after veteran republican Ivor Bell was refused bail at the weekend.
Adams Contacts Police Over McConville Claims
Sinn Féin President, Gerry Adams, has asked his lawyer to contact the police to clarify if detectives need to interview him about the murder of Jean McConville. He was responding to speculation that police might want to question him after veteran republican Ivor Bell was refused bail at the weekend.
26 March 2014
Jean McConville Accused Granted Bail
The High Court in Belfast has granted bail to 77-year-old Ivor Bell, the man arrested last week in connection with the 1972 disappearance of Jean McConville. One of 'The Disappeared', victims of the IRA whose bodies have never been recovered, mother-of-10 Jean McConville was taken from her flat and murdered in December 1972.
Jean McConville Accused Granted Bail
The High Court in Belfast has granted bail to 77-year-old Ivor Bell, the man arrested last week in connection with the 1972 disappearance of Jean McConville. One of 'The Disappeared', victims of the IRA whose bodies have never been recovered, mother-of-10 Jean McConville was taken from her flat and murdered in December 1972.
18 March 2014
Man Arrested Over Jean McConville Murder
A 77-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating the abduction and murder of Jean McConville in 1972. A mother of 10, Jean McConville was kidnapped from her flat in the Divis area of Belfast in December 1972 and shot by the IRA.
Man Arrested Over Jean McConville Murder
A 77-year-old man has been arrested by detectives investigating the abduction and murder of Jean McConville in 1972. A mother of 10, Jean McConville was kidnapped from her flat in the Divis area of Belfast in December 1972 and shot by the IRA.
27 November 2014
Man Arrested In McConville Investigation
A man has been arrested as part of an overall investigation into the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. Ms McConville, 37, was abducted from her home in west Belfast in December 1972 and killed by the IRA. The mother of 10 became one of Northern Ireland's 'Disappeared'. Her body was recovered on a beach in Co Louth in August 2003.
Man Arrested In McConville Investigation
A man has been arrested as part of an overall investigation into the 1972 murder of Jean McConville. Ms McConville, 37, was abducted from her home in west Belfast in December 1972 and killed by the IRA. The mother of 10 became one of Northern Ireland's 'Disappeared'. Her body was recovered on a beach in Co Louth in August 2003.
10 April 2014
Woman Held Over McConville Murder
A 57-year-old woman has been arrested over the abduction and murder of Jean McConville in 1972. Mrs McConville, a mother of 10, was kidnapped from her flat in west Belfast by the IRA in December 1972. She was one of Northern Ireland's Disappeared.
Woman Held Over McConville Murder
A 57-year-old woman has been arrested over the abduction and murder of Jean McConville in 1972. Mrs McConville, a mother of 10, was kidnapped from her flat in west Belfast by the IRA in December 1972. She was one of Northern Ireland's Disappeared.
-
Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
