Investigation into 1977 NI murder unearths new lead

A fresh lead has been uncovered by a team re-investigating the murder of a policeman in the North more than 30 years ago, it was announced today.

The new evidence on the unsolved killing of 49-year-old RUC Det Sgt Joe Campbell outside a police station in Cushendall, Co Antrim on this day in 1977 was identified by investigators from the Police Ombudsman Office.