Man charged with murdering father of five in Portrush

Paul Rowlands (46) was fatally assaulted in the seaside town in the early hours of Sunday.
Man charged with murdering father of five in Portrush

By David Young, PA

A man has been charged with the murder of a father of five in Portrush.

Paul Rowlands (46) was attacked in the Bath Terrace area of the Co Antrim seaside resort in the early hours of Sunday.

The father and grandfather from the Cambridge area had been staying in Co Antrim.

A 39-year-old man arrested following the attack has been charged with murdering Mr Rowlands.

The accused was due before a district judge at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon.

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