Youth in court charged with murder

A 17-year-old youth was due to appear in court today charged with the murder of a civil servant in Belfast.

He has been charged with killing Ian Flanagan at a sports ground in the south of the city.

A 15-year-old is also due before Laganside Magistrates Court charged with withholding information about the murder.

Yesterday a 14-year-old was remanded into youth custody when he appeared before the same court charged with the murder.

Mr Flanagan, who came from South Armagh but who had been living in Belfast, was found dead beside hockey pitches at Malone Playing Fields on Sunday.

He had suffered severe head injuries.