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Murder charge over balcony death | |
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A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a 19-year-old man who fell from the balcony of a ninth-floor Belfast apartment. | |
James Murray died at King Street early on Saturday morning after falling from a communal balcony. | |
The teenager lived at Glendowan Grove in the Lagmore area of west Belfast. | |
A 22-year-old woman who was arrested has been released unconditionally. The 26-year-old accused is to appear at Belfast Magistrates Court on Tuesday. | |
Mr Murray had grown up in Dublin. He came to Belfast in September to live with his natural father and partner. | |
A local priest said his family described him as a quiet young fellow who came to Belfast to improve his education. | |
Father John Forsythe, parish priest of Lagmore in west Belfast, visited the family home on Sunday evening. | |
"It is a dreadful shock for the family," he said. | |
"They are all just numbed. They had a quiet and dignified sadness. They are waiting for answers from the police." | |
Father Forsythe said the teenager had travelled from his home in Ballymun, Dublin, to live with his father and to study at the local technical college. | |
"He was a very quiet, young fellow who wanted to get more of an education. For the short time he lived here, he seems to have made friends," he said. | |
The priest said the family intended to bring James Murray's body to his Belfast home for a while before transferring it to Dublin for burial. |