Murder accused freed on bail

A man charged with murdering a Belfast barman was freed on bail yesterday after it was revealed the man's death was probably …

A man charged with murdering a Belfast barman was freed on bail yesterday after it was revealed the man's death was probably the result of his head hitting the road.

Mr John Francis Boyd (19), from Cliftondene Gardens, Belfast, has denied murdering Seamus McCluskey (29), who died in hospital in April.

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