Five teenagers charged with murdering Ballymena schoolboy

Five teenagers including a 15-year-old juvenile have been charged with the murder of a Co Antrim schoolboy in a sectarian attack over the weekend.

The five are accused of murdering Michael McIlveen in Ballymena in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The 15-year-old Catholic was beaten and stabbed to death by a gang of loyalist youths while walking home with friends.

The five charged with carrying out the killing are due to appear in court later this morning, while two others remain in police custody in connection with the case.