McCartney family considers Sinn Féin suspensions

The family of murdered Belfast father-of-two Robert McCartney is today considering its response to moves by Sinn Féin to suspend seven of its members over allegations that they were involved in the murder.

As Sinn Féin members prepared for the start of their three-day annual conference in Dublin, party leader Gerry Adams confirmed that he had been given a list of suspects by the family.