Man arrested over Jim Donegan murder

A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Belfast man Jim Donegan.

Police Service of Northern Ireland detectives investigating the shooting in Glen Road on December 4 last year arrested a 32-year-old man in the Springfield Road area of west Belfast on Tuesday.

Mr Donegan was shot in front of children and parents as he waited to collect his 13-year-old son from St Mary’s Christian Brothers Grammar School in west Belfast.

The arrested man was held on suspicion of murder and suspicion of membership of a proscribed organisation.

He was taken into custody at Musgrave Serious Crime Suite where was questioned by officers from the Major Investigation Team.

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