Child killer seeks to halt death inquest

A convicted child killer has launched a legal bid to halt an inquest into the death of a schoolgirl he was cleared of murdering.

The body of Arlene Arkinson (aged 15) from Castlederg, Co Tyrone, who disappeared after attending a disco in Bundoran, Co Donegal in 1994, has never been found. Police are to launch new searches next month.