Man charged with murdering his brother

Published 17 Jul 2012 10:31

A 33-year-old man has been remanded in custody, charged with murdering his brother.

Raymond Johnston, of Coleshill Park, Enniskillen, appeared in the dock of Fermanagh Magistrate's Court flanked by two prison officers.

He is charged with murdering his 32-year-old brother, David Andrew Johnston, on Friday, July 13.

He spoke only to confirm that he understood the charge.

A detective constable said he believed he could connect Johnston with the charge.

District Judge Liam McNally asked the officer to outline the background to the case.

The detective said police were called to the scene of a stabbing in the Killesher area of Florencecourt on Friday and as a result of inquiries Johnston was arrested and charged with murder.

Defence solicitor, Miss Alison Brimstone, said there would be no application for bail.

Female family members sitting at the back of the court wept as Johnston was led away.

Johnston was remanded in custody to appear at Fermanagh Magistrate's Court by video link on August 13.

BREAKING: Man charged with murdering his brother / Impartial Reporter / News / Roundup impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/a… via @impartialrep

- Impartial Reporter (@impartialrep) July 16, 2012

murder accused appears at Enniskillen Court impartialreporter.com/news/roundup/a…

- Mark Conway (@markconway27) July 16, 2012

33-year-old Raymond Johnston has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his brother, David Andrew Johnston. impartialreporter.com

- Rodney Edwards (@rodneyedwards) July 16, 2012

Tweet

This article appeared in Impartial Reporter 16 Jul 12

Return to the main index, get more from this section or browse our News archives.