Two men in court over shooting of teenager

Two men were today charged with the murder of a teenager shot dead in Co Armagh at the weekend.

Two men were today charged with the murder of a teenager shot dead in Co Armagh at the weekend.

They appeared in Craigavon Magistrates Court accused of killing Peter McNally in the town on Sunday night.

Hugh Francis McGeough, 47, and Raymond Gerard Heaney, 28, both from Legahory Court in Craigavon, denied the charges when they were remanded in custody until November 29 at a brief special court.

The 19-year-old was shot dead when gunmen burst into the home of a friend on the Westacre estate where McNally was staying the night.

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Two other people who were arrested for questioning about the murder have been released without charge, said the RUC.

Police said after the killing that they did not believe there was any sectarian or paramilitary motive.

The men appeared in court a few hours after the funeral of the teenager was held in the neighbouring town of Lurgan.

A woman who was pistol-whipped by the killers of Mr McNally was found dead in the house yesterday.

After a post-mortem examination on mother-of-three Georgina Gibson, 33, police said her death was not the result of a crime.

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