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Date |
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Reli-gion |
Affili-ation |
Alleged Perpe-trator |
Location Town / Area |
Location County / Country |
Details |
Category |
Arrests / Prosecutions |
Sources |
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| 24-Mar-04 | Andrew cully | 47 | M | UVF | Newtownards | Co. Down |
Cully was shot dead in his car, in a car park at a loyalist housing estate in Co. Down. He was shot at close range by two gunmen who then escape down an alleyway. [1] |
A man was arrested and questioned about the murder but released without charge. [2] Others were also arrested for questioning. [3] James Clarke was charged with the murder and pleaded not guilty in May 2004. [4] In March 2006 Clarke was acquitted of after pleading guilty to assisting offenders. He was released on bail to await sentencing [5] |
[1] First Anniversary of the murder of Andrew Cully, PSNI Press Release, 24 March 2005 [2] Man freed in murder inquiry, BBC News, 25 March 2004 [3] Three quizzed over NI murder, UTV News, 26 May 2004 [4] Man denies Co. Down murder, UTV News, 28 May 2004 [5] Man Cleared over builder's murder, BBC News, 23 March 2006 |
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| 18-May-04 | Brian Stewart | 34 | M | P | LVF | UVF | East Belfast | Co Antrim |
Mr Stewart was shot dead in a gun attack as he arrived at work. Sources believe loyalist paramilitaries were involved in the murder[1] [2] Murdered by the UVF, The UVF perceived him to be a member or an associate of the LVF. |
[1] Man shot dead in gun attack, BBC News, 18 May 2004
[2] Sixth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission. 22 September 2005. |
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| 03-June-04 | Kevin McAlorum | 31 | M | ? | INLA | ? | South Belfast |
Kevin McAlorum was ambushed by two gunmen who rammed his car at Derriaghy. Dectives were examining a possible drugs motive for the attack.[1] McAlorum had previously served three years of a 16year sentence for possessing a gun used in the murder of an INLA man. He was released under the Good Friday Agreement [2] The victim's sister, Barbara McAlorum was shot dead by INLA gunmen nine years earlier in 1996 [3] |
[1] Drugs link to Belfast murder victim, UTV News, 3June 2004 [2] Motive sought for school murder, BBC News, 04 June 2004 |
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| 01-Oct-04 | Darren Thompson | 22 | M | Protestant | Unknown loyalist group | Waterside, Derry | Derry | Shot in the head as he walked to work on 29th Sept. and died on 1st Oct. [1] | Loyalist feud or fall-out between individual loyalists [2] |
5 people taken in for questioning but released without charge [3]
Graham Richard Harkness charged with murder [4] |
[1] Murderers 'vermin' says father, BBC News, 7 Oct. 2004 [2] Shot man 'killed by loyalist terrorists' Belfast Telegraph, 4 Nov, 2004 [3] Terror groups deny feud as man buried, Belfast Telegraph, 5 Oct. 2004 [4] Derry man 'innocent victim of loyalist feud' Derry Journal, 24 Dec. 2004 |
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