BELFAST, Northern Ireland – A murder trial began in Belfast Crown Court, where a man accused of killing his wife with a hammer claims that voices in his head told him to do it, the jury heard. Gary Alexander Baird, a former BBC security guard, denied murdering his wife Susan in their Windermere Road home on August 16, 2020, but pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter. The prosecution, however, did not accept his plea, …
Belfast, Northern Ireland – Police are investigating a brutal murder in west Belfast, where 26-year-old Kevin Conway was shot multiple times in his own home. Conway, who had been awaiting trial for the murder of Shane Whitla in Co Armagh last year, was targeted in the Greenan area on Tuesday. The police have described the killing as “horrific, calculated and ruthless,” and are increasing patrols in the area in the coming days. Detective Inspector Gina …
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Kevin Conway (26), originally from the Lurgan area, was fatally shot at his residence in the Greenan area of the city on Tuesday night. Conway was one of three individuals charged in connection with the murder of Shane Whitla in Lurgan in January 2023. During court hearings, it was disclosed that he was under threat. A senior officer described Conway’s killing as a “horrific, calculated and ruthless” act. Emergency services …
WEST BELFAST, Northern Ireland – A man suspected of involvement in a previous murder has been shot dead in a ruthless and calculated attack in Rossnareen Park in the Greenan area of west Belfast on Tuesday night. Kevin Conway, 30, was killed in the residential area, with police describing the murder as horrific and ruthless. During court hearings in 2023, it was revealed that Mr. Conway was under threat. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service was …