Two held over murder of Catholic schoolboy

Two men have been arrested by the PSNI in Belfast in connection with the murder in August of Catholic schoolboy Thomas Devlin…

Two men have been arrested by the PSNI in Belfast in connection with the murder in August of Catholic schoolboy Thomas Devlin.

The 15-year-old was stabbed as he walked along the city's Somerton Road with two friends after buying sweets at a garage.

Thomas Devlin
Thomas Devlin

A police spokesperson confirmed both men were arrested in north Belfast in connection with their investigation into the murder which happened on the 10th of August.

One man was arrested last night and the other was arrested this morning.

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Thomas Devlin and two of his friends were attacked less than 200 metres from his home at around 11.30pm. He later died from his injuries. One of his friends was injured, although not seriously, while his third companion escaped shocked but uninjured.

The murder sent shockwaves through the affluent Somerton Road area of north Belfast where he lived, which had largely escaped the violence of neighbouring areas.

The teenager's parents, Jim and Penny, were joined by dozens of Belfast Royal Academy pupils for his funeral service last month.

Father Seán Emerson told mourners that the brutal and senseless murder of the talented musician had forced people to question what was wrong with society in the North.