Man (21) for court over killing of Lithuanians

A 21-year-old Lithuanian man is to appear in court in the North tomorrow charged with the murder of two of his countrymen.

A 21-year-old Lithuanian man is to appear in court in the North tomorrow charged with the murder of two of his countrymen.

The charges relate to the discovery of the bodies of two Lithuanian men found in long grass near a golf course in Warrenpoint, Co Down last May.

The victims were immigrants who had been living in the Newry area and working illegally on mushroom farms in the vicinity.

Last month Mr Julius Aguonis (19), whose address was given as Shuttleworth Road in Preston, England, was charged with murdering the two men.

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