Man accused of killing Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee given a new attempted murder charge

New charge of attempted murder against double murder accused

Yousef Palani (pictured) was arrested at Sligo Courthouse by Garda Kevin O’Hora at 10.52am on Thursday and handed a copy of a charge of the attempted murder of Mr Anthony Burke. File photo: Brian Lawless/PA

A new charge of attempted murder has been brought against a man already accused of killing two men in Sligo last April.

Yousef Palani (22), of Markievicz Heights, Sligo, was arrested at Sligo Courthouse by Garda Kevin O’Hora at 10.52am on Thursday and handed a copy of a charge of the attempted murder of Mr Anthony Burke at Cleveragh Road, Sligo, on Saturday, April 9.