Murder probes launched

TWO men murdered in separate attacks in Derry may have been beaten to death after fights broke out during drinking bouts, it emerged yesterday.

Paul Cross, 39, was found dead at his bungalow in Bishops Street, Ardfoyle, early yesterday. Friends revealed Mr Cross had never recovered from losing his elder brother Leonard to a liver-related illness last year.

“Before Lenny died Paul would have been your typical Saturday night drinker,” one said.