Bail refused in murder trial

Three men from Keady, Co Armagh, accused of murdering a 19 year old local man in January, were refused bail in Armagh Magistrates…

Three men from Keady, Co Armagh, accused of murdering a 19 year old local man in January, were refused bail in Armagh Magistrates Court yesterday.

Mr Matthew Gerard Rice (39), of Granemore Road, and his 24 year old nephews, Mr John Gerard Lappin, of Rock Road, and Mr Francis Charles Houlahan, of High Street, have been in custody for seven weeks.

The partially clothed body of Mr Paul McGleenan, from Cross more Green, was found on waste ground near the town centre on January 2nd.

The men were remanded to a further hearing on March 12th.