Hit-and-run case youth refused bail

A youth accused of the hitand-run killing of a man in west Belfast last month was refused bail in the High Court yesterday

A youth accused of the hitand-run killing of a man in west Belfast last month was refused bail in the High Court yesterday. The body of John McDonald (23), a father of three, from Laurelbank, was found lying on the Suffolk Road. Mr Neil Blayney (18), from Springfield Park, Belfast, is charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

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