Second murder charge

Former police informer Mr Billy Stobie (48), already awaiting trial for the murder of Belfast solicitor Mr Pat Finucane, is facing…

Former police informer Mr Billy Stobie (48), already awaiting trial for the murder of Belfast solicitor Mr Pat Finucane, is facing a second charge of murder.

Yesterday at Belfast Magistrates' Court he was charged with the murder of Mr Adam Lambert (19) on November 9th, 1987. Mr Lambert, a Protestant from Ballygawley, was shot dead by a solitary gunman as he worked on a landscaping project in Belfast's Highfield Estate. The magistrate, Mr Harry McKibben, remanded Mr Stobie in custody until May 31st, but later he was granted further bail in the High Court.