Man to appear in court charged with 2021 murder of Danny McClean

By Rebecca Black, PA

A man has been charged with the murder of Danny McClean in 2021 and the attempted murder of another man earlier this year.

The 50-year-old accused is due to appear at Belfast Magistrates’ Court on Thursday.

Police said he was arrested in north Belfast on Tuesday.

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They said he was charged on Wednesday with the murder of Mr McClean in north Belfast in February 2021.

The 54-year-old was shot as he sat in a car parked in the driveway of a property on the Cliftonville Road.

He is also charged with the attempted murder of a 49-year-old man as he sat in a taxi in the Bell Steel Manor area of west Belfast on February 23rd this year, and with a number of firearms offences.

“The man had also been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Jim Donegan, and has been released unconditionally,” a police spokesperson added.

“As is usual procedure, all charges are reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.”