Man charged over Jean McConville murder not fit to face trial, court told

A veteran republican charged in connection with the IRA's murder of Jean McConville is not medically fit to stand trial, a court has heard.

Man charged over Jean McConville murder not fit to face trial, court told

A veteran republican charged in connection with the IRA's murder of Jean McConville is not medically fit to stand trial, a court has heard.

Lawyers for Ivor Bell, 80, who has been diagnosed with dementia, claimed that a trial "could be harmful to his physical and mental health".

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