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Woman arrested over 1994 Belfast shooting

Sean McParland was shot in Skegoniel Avenue in north Belfast while babysitting.

A WOMAN HAS been arrested in connection to the 1994 murder of 55-year-old Sean McParland in north Belfast.

Detectives from PSNI Serious Crime Branch arrested a 41-year-old woman this morning.

She has been taken to the Serious Crime Suite at Antrim police station for questioning.

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McParland was shot in Skegoniel Avenue in north Belfast was killed on 17 February while babysitting. He died a week later.

Today’s arrest is part of Operation Stafford, an investigation into a series of murders and other serious crimes by the UVF in north Belfast.

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