Third teenager held after Tyrone murder

Police in the North have arrested a third teenager in connection with the murder of a pensioner in Co Tyrone over the weekend.

Police in the North have arrested a third teenager in connection with the murder of a pensioner in Co Tyrone over the weekend.

Seventy-eight-year-old Francis O'Neill was found dead at his house in Omagh on Saturday morning following a burglary.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested in Belfast yesterday in connection with the murder, while two other youths aged 16 and 18 have also had their periods of detention extended by 36 hours.

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