Pensioner questioned in McConville investigation

A pensioner has been questioned about the 1972 murder of Jean McConville, a mother of 10 abducted, shot dead, and then secretly buried by the IRA.

The man, aged 77, was detained at his home in the Andersonstown area of west Belfast yesterday.

He was taken to the custody suite at Antrim to be interviewed by officers from the PSNI’s serious crime branch.