Three still held over Derry murder

PSNI detectives in Derry have been given another 36 hours to question three people about the murder of a man beaten to death …

PSNI detectives in Derry have been given another 36 hours to question three people about the murder of a man beaten to death as he returned home from a wedding.

Jim McFadden (42) was beaten on the head with baseball bats or sticks at his front door in the City's Moyola Drive area early yesterday morning.

His 15-year-old daughter and a youth of 16 were with him when the killers got out of a car and launched their attack.

Two men and a woman were detained after Mr McFadden, a father of four, died in hospital from his injuries. Police said no motive had been established for what they described as an unprovoked attack.

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After making a court application, they were granted more time to interview the suspects as part of their inquiries.