Man held over loyalist feud murder

Another man was arrested tonight in connection with the murder of a leading loyalist during a bloody paramilitary feud in Northern…

Another man was arrested tonight in connection with the murder of a leading loyalist during a bloody paramilitary feud in Northern Ireland.

The 42-year-old was detained by the Historic Enquiries Team (HET) for questioning about the murder of Ulster Defence Association man Tommy English in Belfast in October 2000.

Mr English (40) gunned down at his home in the north of the city, was one of several to die in a feud between the UDA and rival Ulster Volunteer Force.

In the last few weeks eight men have been arrested and charged by the HET in connection with the murder and membership of the UVF.

One of them was senior UVF man and alleged police informer Mark Haddock who is currently nearing the end of a ten year sentence he is serving in Northern Ireland's top security Maghaberry Prison for an assault on a club doorman.

Mr English was part of a loyalist delegation which took part in talks at Stormont in the lead up to the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

PA