Catholic 'murdered after priest kidnap plan aborted'

A Catholic taxi driver was murdered after plans to kidnap three priests from a parochial house in Co Armagh were aborted, Belfast Crown Court heard today.

A Catholic taxi driver was murdered after plans to kidnap three priests from a parochial house in Co Armagh were aborted, Belfast Crown Court heard today.

Clifford McKeown, 43, is accused of shooting Michael McGoldrick dead in July 1996 at the height of the Drumcree crisis.

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