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The coffin of Lisa McClatchey is carried for burial in Portadown in 2006. Paul Faith/PA
Double Murder

Man arrested for double murder of couple burned to death in Armagh

The 33-year-old suspect arrested in the Essex yesterday will appear before Armagh Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.

PSNI DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING the murder of Thomas O’Hare and Lisa McClatchey in Armagh on 6 November 2006 have arrested a 33-year-old man.

The suspect was detained in the Essex area yesterday, Wednesday 22 May, with the assistance of Kent and Essex Police.

He is expected to appear before Armagh Magistrates Court tomorrow morning.

The couple, 33-year-old O’Hare and McClatchey, 21, were in their home on the Foley Road, near Keady, Co Armagh almost seven years ago when up to six men broke in, and set them both and the house on fire.

They died as a result of their injuries.

After the attack, four men were treated in St James’s Hospital, Dublin for their burns, out of the jurisdiction of Northern Ireland.

Read: Gardaí arrest two men over double murder in NI six years ago>