Man admits lies over pensioner murder

Published Thursday, 13 December 2012
Comments
Toggle font size
Print

A man has admitted making a false statement to police implicating an innocent person in the murder of a Coleraine pensioner nearly 12 years ago.

Video available to UK viewers only.
We’re sorry. This video is unavailable from your location.

To find out if this video is available to you, we need to know what region you live in. Please enter your postcode below (including space).

Frequently Asked Questions

Thank you for confirming your region.

Frequently Asked Questions

We are sorry but this video is not available on u.tv in your region. Your region is listed below.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are you in Northern Ireland?

1. Why is my postcode required?

We are asking you to insert your postcode before watching some videos to confirm you can access the video content via u.tv.

This is because some videos on u.tv are only available in Northern Ireland.

Don't worry, we won't store or use this information for any other purpose.

If you are not in Northern Ireland, the content may be available to watch at itv.com or stv.tv.

2. Why am I directed to itv.com or stv.tv when I try to view certain clips?

The videos, which are not available on u.tv to users outside Northern Ireland, will be available to those users on itv.com (for users in England and Wales) or stv.tv (for most users in Scotland).

We need to know where you are in order to make sure you are getting the right content.

If you think we've got your location wrong, then please click here.

Need more help? Contact us

Coleraine man Alistair Henry appeared at Ballymena Magistrates' Court on Thursday charged with perverting the course of justice.

A detective told the court that just a few days after Mr Moffatt's murder Alistair Henry approached police in Coleraine and made a statement in which he named a certain individual who he claimed had been in the vicinity of Mr Moffatt's murder at the time of the killing.

But he's now admitted that the statement was entirely false and that he had fingered an innocent man.

Mr Moffatt, 72, was stabbed as he returned home after buying his morning paper in January 2001. He died two months later.

Police objected to bail for Henry, suggesting he could continue to hamper this murder inquiry by interfering with witnesses.

But a defence lawyer said the false statement to police had been made because of a dispute among street drinkers.

The lawyer said Henry had now admitted to police that he lied, and had apologised.

District Judge Desmond Perry agreed for him to released on bail.

Meanwhile, the court was told the FBI has analysed the CCTV footage of Norman Moffatt's murder and a report from FBI headquarters has been sent to the PSNI.

Earlier this year, a 42-year-old man was charged with Mr Moffatt's murder.

© UTV News
Comments Comments
0 Comments
No comments. Be the first to comment.
POST A COMMENT:
Name:  
Email address*:    
Location:  
Validation:
House Rules:  
Your Comment:  
[All comments are moderated and will not appear immediately. Your name, location and comment will be displayed on this page if your post passes moderation.]
MOST POPULAR GALLERIES
On the rocks
Wed 01 May 2013
4x4 in Ballycastle harbour
Thu 02 May 2013