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BreakingNews.ie
15-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Man to appear in court charged with 2021 murder of Danny McClean
A man has been charged with the murder of Danny McClean in 2021 and the attempted murder of another man earlier this year. The 50-year-old accused is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Thursday. Advertisement Police said he was arrested in north Belfast on Tuesday. Fifty-year-old man is charged with murder of Danny McClean, and attempted murder of another man. — Police West Belfast (@PSNIBelfastW) May 14, 2025 They said he was charged on Wednesday with the murder of Mr McClean in north Belfast in February 2021. The 54-year-old was shot as he sat in a car parked in the driveway of a property on the Cliftonville Road. He is also charged with the attempted murder of a 49-year-old man as he sat in a taxi in the Bell Steel Manor area of west Belfast on February 23rd this year, and with a number of firearms offences. Advertisement 'The man had also been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Jim Donegan, and has been released unconditionally,' a police spokesperson added. 'As is usual procedure, all charges are reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.'
BBC News
14-05-2025
- BBC News
Belfast: Man charged with murder of Daniel McClean
A 50-year-old man has been charged the murder of Daniel McClean, who was in his 50s, was shot a number of times on 2 February 2021 as he sat in a driveway of a property on the Cliftonville Road in north victim had been previously identified as a dissident republican during court proceedings in man has also been charged with the attempted murder of a 49-year-old man in west Belfast, as he sat inside a taxi in the Bell Steel Manor area on 23 February 2025. He has also been charged with a number of firearms offences in relation to both man is expected to appear before Belfast Magistrates' Court on had also been arrested on suspicion of the 2018 murder of Jim Donegan, but police have said he has been released unconditionally.
BBC News
13-05-2025
- BBC News
Belfast: Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and two murders
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering two men and the attempted murder of another man in 50-year-old was arrested on suspicion of murdering a 49-year-old man in west Belfast as he sat inside a taxi in Bell Steel Manor area on 23 February was also arrested on suspicion of murdering 54-year-old Danny McClean and 43-year-old Jim Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said he was arrested following a search of a house in north Belfast on Tuesday and that he currently remains in police custody. Police believe two men approached the taxi that the 49-year-old was sitting in on foot before firing a number of shots "in a cold-blooded attack intended to kill".Mr McClean was shot a number of times on 2 February 2021 as he sat in a driveway of a property on the Cliftonville Road in north Donegan was shot several times on 4 December 2018 as he waited in his car to collect his son from school on the Glen Road in west Insp Gina Quinn described all three attacks as "cold, calculated and ruthless"."All three were carried out in busy, residential areas when any members of the public, including children, could easily have been passing by," Det Insp Quinn added."Two of the attacks left families bereft, and all three have left loved ones and communities shaken."Police have appealed for anyone with information or footage to come forward.
