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TWO people have been arrested after a collection of guns were seized during a police search. PSNI officers arrested a 34-year-old man and a 43-year-old woman following a shooting in the Coalisland area of Co. Tyrone. They both remain in police custody. The guns seized in Co. Tyrone Detectives, who were investigating a reported shooting incident in the Coalisland area last week, … [Read more...] about Guns seized and two arrests made after man shot in arm

FIRST Minister Michelle O’Neill has urged survivors of Northern Ireland’s mother and baby homes and Magdalene laundries to come forward and share their experiences. Ms O’Neill and deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly met with the Co-Chairs of the Truth Recovery Independent Panel this week to discuss their progress. More than 100 people have already provided testimony to … [Read more...] about First Minister urges survivors of institutional abuse in Northern Ireland to come forward

A MAN who was seriously injured in an attack in Co. Antrim over the weekend has died in hospital. PSNI officers were called to an incident in Station Road at around 7.30pm on Saturday, November 2, where a 74-year-old man was found unconscious on the ground and was taken to hospital. The pensioner was found seriously injured in Station Road, Antrim Today officers have named the … [Read more...] about Pensioner seriously injured in Antrim attack dies in hospital

A DOCTOR who admitted trying to murder his mother’s then-partner by poisoning him at a fake medical appointment has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison. Thomas Kwan, 53, sent bogus medical letters to Patrick O’Hara, claiming he was due to have an injection. Kwan arranged to visit the 72-year-old, who had been his mother’s partner for more than 20 years, at his … [Read more...] about Doctor jailed after admitting attempted murder of mother’s partner

A THUG who violently attacked another man as he attempted to use a cash point has been jailed. Aaron Murphy, of Attleborogh Road in Nuneaton, has been sentenced to 18 years behind bars following an assault causing grievous bodily harm in Bedworth in Warwickshire. The 21-year-old attacked his victim as he approached a cash point outside a shop in Park Road at around 9pm on … [Read more...] about Thug who punched victim 20 times and left him unconscious jailed for 18 years