Man arrested over 2006 double murder
A man has been arrested in connection with a double murder and arson attack in Northern Ireland six years ago.
The man, 33, was detained in the Essex area yesterday by detectives investigating the murder of Thomas O’Hare and Lisa McClatchey in Armagh in November 2006.
He is expected to appear at Armagh Magistrates Court tomorrow.
Officers from the PSNI’s serious crime branch worked in conjunction with Kent and Essex Police to make the arrest.
Thomas O’Hare, 33, and his girlfriend Lisa McClatchey, 21, died when they were attacked at their home at Tassagh, near Newtownhamilton. The couple were beaten with hammers before being doused in petrol and set alight.
Three brothers are currently in custody facing charges connected to the killings.
In January Martin and Niall Smith aged 40 and 37 appeared in court, charged after being extradited to Northern Ireland from the Republic. Later the same month, Stephen Smith, 30, who was extradited from Australia, also appeared in court charged with arson.
