Man for court on Antrim manslaughter charge

A  man (19) was last night charged with the manslaughter of a man in Co Antrim.

A  man (19) was last night charged with the manslaughter of a man in Co Antrim.

He is expected to appear at Ballymena Magistrates Court today.

The charges relate to the death of Mr Gerard Rodgers (49) of Lisheegin Lane in Ballymoney.

Mr Rodgers was found dead at the back of a house in the town's Milltown Court area yesterday.

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