A police officer told the court that the family of Lyra McKee could not understand such applications and added that an aggravating feature was that the break was booked before the application was made. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PAOne of the men charged with the murder of the journalist Lyra McKee has been allowed to travel to Bundoran in County Donegal for two days but must observe a curfew while there.
Mr Devine is charged with the murder of Lyra McKee on April 18th, 2019 as well as other offences in connection with the rioting that night. He said police were not objecting to Mr Devine going to Bundoran but wanted a curfew imposed from 9pm until 7am. The police officer said that the family of Lyra McKee could not understand such applications and added that an aggravating feature was that the break was booked before the application was made.
Despicable.