Double kill accused facing new charge

22-year-old Yousef Palani before court on attempted murder rap

A NEW charge of attempted murder has been brought against a man already accused of killing two people.

Yousef Palani, 22, was arrested at Sligo Courthouse by Garda Kevin O'Hora yesterday morning.

He was handed a copy of a charge of the attempted murder of Anthony Burke at Cleveragh Road, Sligo, on April 9 this year.

The new charge upgrades an earlier assault charge of intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to Mr Burke contrary to section 4 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against The Person Act.

Palani was then brought up before Judge Sandra Murphy at Sligo District Court where Garda O'Hora gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution. Gda O'Hora said: "He made no reply.