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11/08/2008
'No Justice' For Thomas' Parents
News that the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) plans to bring no charges against six people questioned about the vicious stabbing murder of schoolboy Thomas Devlin have angered the boys grieving parents.
It is now three years since their teenage son was stabbed to death in north Belfast, and parents Jenny Holloway and Jim Devlin are vowing not to give up their fight for justice.
Thomas Devlin, 15, was strolling back from a simple visit to a local garage shop when he and his friend were attacked and while there have been numerous arrests in the police enquiry, just one man has been accused of attacking a friend of Thomas's.
The campaigning parents are angry that the PPS did not even bother contacting them to say it was reviewing the decision, which they learnt of from a newspaper.
Now Ms Holloway has said she wants the PPS to follow the example of its British counterpart, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), by using the 'joint enterprise' approach to charge the man in custody with murder in respect of her innocent son.
At a sitting of Belfast Magistrates Court last October, the 24-year-old faced charges of grievous bodily harm on one of the friends accompanying Thomas, who was fatally stabbed off north Belfast's Somerton Road, near the loyalist Mount Vernon area, an area which police have been targeting in recent operations.
See: Man Charged As Schoolboy Stabbing Probe Stepped Up
(BMcC)
It is now three years since their teenage son was stabbed to death in north Belfast, and parents Jenny Holloway and Jim Devlin are vowing not to give up their fight for justice.
Thomas Devlin, 15, was strolling back from a simple visit to a local garage shop when he and his friend were attacked and while there have been numerous arrests in the police enquiry, just one man has been accused of attacking a friend of Thomas's.
The campaigning parents are angry that the PPS did not even bother contacting them to say it was reviewing the decision, which they learnt of from a newspaper.
Now Ms Holloway has said she wants the PPS to follow the example of its British counterpart, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), by using the 'joint enterprise' approach to charge the man in custody with murder in respect of her innocent son.
At a sitting of Belfast Magistrates Court last October, the 24-year-old faced charges of grievous bodily harm on one of the friends accompanying Thomas, who was fatally stabbed off north Belfast's Somerton Road, near the loyalist Mount Vernon area, an area which police have been targeting in recent operations.
See: Man Charged As Schoolboy Stabbing Probe Stepped Up
(BMcC)
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15 March 2006
Two arrested in connection with Thomas Devlin murder
Police have arrested a 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman in connection with the investigation into the fatal stabbing of north Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin. There are no further details as yet, however it is understood that the arrests were made this morning in Belfast.
Two arrested in connection with Thomas Devlin murder
Police have arrested a 22-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman in connection with the investigation into the fatal stabbing of north Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin. There are no further details as yet, however it is understood that the arrests were made this morning in Belfast.
22 October 2007
Man Charged As Schoolboy Stabbing Probe Stepped Up
Although no one has as yet been charged with murdering Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin, a man is now due in court in relation to the attack.
Man Charged As Schoolboy Stabbing Probe Stepped Up
Although no one has as yet been charged with murdering Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin, a man is now due in court in relation to the attack.
25 February 2010
PPS Defends Devlin Decisions
NI's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) is in the dock today as it seeks to defend its handling of the Thomas Devlin murder case.
PPS Defends Devlin Decisions
NI's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) is in the dock today as it seeks to defend its handling of the Thomas Devlin murder case.
14 January 2010
Devlin Murder Jury Visits Scene
The jury presiding over the trial of two men accused of murdering north Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin have been on a tour of the area. The 15-year-old (pictured) was allegedly stabbed to death and two of his friends also attacked on the Upper Somerton Road, at the back gates of St Patrick's College.
Devlin Murder Jury Visits Scene
The jury presiding over the trial of two men accused of murdering north Belfast schoolboy Thomas Devlin have been on a tour of the area. The 15-year-old (pictured) was allegedly stabbed to death and two of his friends also attacked on the Upper Somerton Road, at the back gates of St Patrick's College.
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