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Jean McConville murder: Woman released pending PPS report | |
(about 11 hours later) | |
A 57-year-old woman arrested in west Belfast over the 1972 abduction and murder of Jean McConville has been released pending a report to the PPS. | |
Mrs McConville, a widowed mother-of-10, was one of the Disappeared. | |
She was taken from her west Belfast flat by the IRA, murdered and secretly buried. Her body was found 35 years later at a beach in County Louth. | |
Last month, Ivor Bell, 77, a leader in the Provisional IRA in the 1970s, was charged in connection with the murder. | Last month, Ivor Bell, 77, a leader in the Provisional IRA in the 1970s, was charged in connection with the murder. |
He has been charged with aiding and abetting murder and membership of the IRA. | He has been charged with aiding and abetting murder and membership of the IRA. |
A 56-year-old man arrested last week over the murder was released without charge. | A 56-year-old man arrested last week over the murder was released without charge. |
Mrs McConville, 37, was kidnapped in front of her children after being wrongly accused of being an informer. | Mrs McConville, 37, was kidnapped in front of her children after being wrongly accused of being an informer. |
The claim that she was an informer was dismissed after an official investigation by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman | The claim that she was an informer was dismissed after an official investigation by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman |
She was held at one or more houses before being shot and buried in secret. | She was held at one or more houses before being shot and buried in secret. |
The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles. | The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried by republicans during the Troubles. |
The IRA admitted in 1999 that it murdered and buried at secret locations nine of the Disappeared. | The IRA admitted in 1999 that it murdered and buried at secret locations nine of the Disappeared. |
The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains was established in 1999 by a treaty between the British and Irish governments. | The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims' Remains was established in 1999 by a treaty between the British and Irish governments. |
It lists 16 people as "disappeared". Despite extensive searches, the remains of seven of them have not been found. | It lists 16 people as "disappeared". Despite extensive searches, the remains of seven of them have not been found. |
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