A teenager’s appeared in court in the North, charged with the murder of a 61-year-old man and attempted murder of his wife and daughter.
The man was found dead in Dungannon in County Tyrone on Saturday, while the eight-year-old girl was severely injured, and her mother sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The 16-year-old boy, who can’t be named for legal reasons, is also charged with making threats to kill, and appeared before court in Omagh this morning.
A judge has ordered a mental health assessment of the teenager.
He’s been remanded in custody and is due before court again in two weeks.
