McDaid murder trial to be held in Coleraine

By The Newsroom
Published 16th Mar 2012, 13:37 BST
THE trial of 12 men charged with the manslaughter of Kevin McDaid is scheduled to take place in the home town of the victim and the accused.

A Preliminary Enquiry is due to take place next month into the case of the May 2009 death of Mr McDaid, a Catholic father-of-four from the Heights area of Coleraine.

Ballymena Magistrates’ Court heard applications on Thursday from two of the defendants for a variation of bail conditions.

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Christopher McDowell (36) was permitted to attend the funeral of a family member that afternoon (Thursday).

But 53-year-old Paul Newman will have to wait until this week to find out if he will be allowed to travel on three roads in Coleraine.

The court was told Mr Newman is a self-employed taxi driver and the ban was affecting his livelihood.