Police release man questioned over boy's murder

A man arrested in England over a gruesome child murder in Northern Ireland more than 30 years ago has been released from custody, police said today.

Police release man questioned over boy's murder

A man arrested in England over a gruesome child murder in Northern Ireland more than 30 years ago has been released from custody, police said today.

Police in Northern Ireland had been given two 36-hour extensions by a magistrate to question the 46-year-old suspect about the horrific murder of 10-year-old Brian McDermott since he was brought to Belfast on Monday.

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