Man quizzed over 1973 schoolboy murder
Detectives were today questioning a man about the brutal murder of a Belfast schoolboy more than 30 years ago.
Brian McDermott, 10, disappeared from a playground in the south of the city in September 1973.
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Brian McDermott, 10, disappeared from a playground in the south of the city in September 1973.
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