Building contractor charged over Northern Bank heist

A MAN was last night charged with the Northern Bank robbery in Belfast. The 23-year-old man was also accused of taking a husband and wife hostage and possession of a gun or imitation firearm during the heist last December.

A 25-year-old man who was arrested by detectives investigating the robbery was later released unconditionally, police said. Three men were still being questioned over the raid.

Building contractor Dominic McEvoy, of Kilcoo, Co Down, is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates’ Court this morning.