Boy of 17 charged with killing constable had 'rifle and 25 bullets'

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The 17-year-old boy appeared before Lisburn magistrates' court charged with the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll, 48, in Craigavon a fortnight ago.

As well as being charged with possession of the firearm with intent, he was accused of being a member of the dissident republican group the Continuity IRA and collecting information likely to be of use to terrorists.

The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was remanded in custody to appear by a video link at a court in Craigavon at the start of next month.

Pc Carroll, from Banbridge, Co Down, was shot dead while answering a call from a woman who had a brick thrown through her window. He was shot in the back of the head as he sat in the driver's seat of an unmarked police car while his colleague approached the house.

His killing came two days after the fatal shooting of two soldiers - Sappers Mark Quinsey, 23, from Birmingham and Patrick Azimkar, 21, from London - outside Army barracks in Antrim.

There was heavy security around the court for today's hearing. Four other people remain in custody being questioned about the police officer's death, as do four suspects arrested over the deaths of the two soldiers.

The youth did not speak during his five-minute appearance in the dock today. The charge sheet read out in court stated that he was in possession of an AK assault rifle and 26 rounds of .762 calibre ammunition. Defence solicitor Paddy Moriarty said his client would be denying all the charges, but made no application for bail.