Man due in court on Derry murder charge

A man (26) is due before Derry magistrates today charged with the murder of a man in the city in September.

A man (26) is due before Derry magistrates today charged with the murder of a man in the city in September.

Mr  Darren Thompson (22), from Harkness Gardens, was shot in the head as he walked to work.

The victim was found lying in a pool of blood in the Waterside district and died in hospital two days later.

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