Man in court over murder of Stephen Brannigan and attack on priest in church

Father John Murray was injured at St Patrick’s Church in Downpatrick (Liam McBurney/PA)

A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Stephen Brannigan and the attempted murder of a priest in Co Down.

Hugh Malone, 30, of no fixed address but from the Belfast area, appeared via videolink from Musgrave police station at Newtownards Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.