Kieran McLaughlin arriving at Derry Magistrates Court this morning. Photo: North West Newspix.
A 59-year-old man has been returned for trial charged with the murder of a man in Derry city centre last year.
Barry McCrory was shot dead in an upstairs flat in Shipquay Street on 10 October.
Kieran Joseph McLaughlin, of Elaghmore Park, faced a number of offences when he appeared at a preliminary enquiry at Derry Magistrates Court this morning.
He is charged with murdering the 35-year-old father of one and being in possession of a double-barrelled “sawn off shotgun, a self-loading pistol and magazine, seven 12-bore shotgun cartridges and a 12-bore shotgun cartridge with intent to endanger life.
He is also charged with having the weapons and ammunition in suspicious circumstances.
He faces further charges linked to the possession of an imitation firearm.
McLaughlin, who was handcuffed to a prisoner officer during the brief hearing, did not speak but waved and smiled at family members and supporters in the public gallery.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Belfast Crown Court in December.
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