Millican trial opens in Belfast

By The Newsroom
Published 16th Sep 2014, 06:00 BST
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Pacemaker Press 21/9/2012 Marion Millican was was murdered in the Portstewart launderette where she worked in March 2011 Pic Pacemaker
A jury of eight women and four men were selected to try a 52-year-old Magherafelt man accused of the murdering 51-year-old mum of four Marion Millican as she sat eating her lunch in the Portstewart laundarette where she worked over three years ago.

Prosecution lawyer Neil Connor told Belfast Crown Court that the “pure and simple” case against Fred McClenaghan, from Broad Street, Magherafelt was that he murdered Ms Millican. She was shot dead with a shotgun on March 11, 2011.

No details surrounding the case were given to the jury, save that the trial itself will take four to five weeks, during which they were also told, they would hear from up to 20 main prosecution witnesses, including her daughter, husband and co-workers.

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Defence QC John McCrudden also said that the jury may hear evidence from five witnesses on behalf of the defence.