(From left) Liam, Gerard, Roisin, Rory and Eamon Cairns enjoying Roisin’s 11th birthday celebrations in October 1993, an hour after which Gerard and Rory were shot dead in their Bleary home by gunmen A convicted loyalist terrorist could legally challenge a television documentary being used as evidence to prosecute him over an aborted bid to murder a Catholic family more than 30 years ago. Laurence Maguire, 62, has been charged with conspiracy to murder brothers Gerard and Rory Cairns who were later shot dead at their family home near Bleary, Co Down..
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Loyalist terrorist could challenge TV documentary evidence to prosecute him over conspiracy to murder Catholic brothers

A convicted loyalist terrorist could legally challenge a television documentary being used as evidence to prosecute him over an aborted bid to murder a Catholic family more than 30 years ago.