NL Front May 24

POLICE have launched a murder inquiry ater a 50- year-old woman was stabbed to death in north Belast. Anne-Marie O’Kane’s body was ound at her home in the Northview Apartments on the Antrim Road yesterday morning. A 51-year-old man handed himsel in to police in Glengormley at around 10am yesterday. As a result o the inormation he told ofcers, they were able to locate Ms O’Kane’s body. Turn to pge 12 Woman dies after stabbing A TEENAGER died ater being struck by a gol ball hit by his elder brother on a north Down course, an inquest heard yesterday. Craig Woods, 16, rom Newtownards, had been let on a lie support machine ollowing the incident in July last year in which he was hit directly on the head. Craig was practising his swing with his sibling, Connor, on the driving range at Blackwood gol centre in Clandeboye when the incident occurred. Dr Brian Herron, o the Royal Victoria Hospital, described Craig’s tragic death as a “completely exceptional case”. See pge 10 T een ki lled by golf bll No police link to Nelson murder THE public inquiry into the murder o Lurgan solicitor Rosemary Nelson has ound no evidence o security orce collusion. Ater a six-year investigation into the 1999 booby trap bomb attack, the inquiry team concluded “there is no evidence o any act, by or within any o the state agencies we have examined, which directly acilitated Rosemary Nelson’s murder”. The report, which was made public yesterday aternoon, goes on to say that the possibility o a “rogue member or members” o the security orces assisting the murderers to target Mrs Nelson could not be excluded. However, the Northern Ireland Retired Police Ofcers Association says the unending list o “possibilities” makes such speculation meaningless. Welcoming what he called the “key fnding” o no direct RUC involvement in the murder, a spokesman or the association said: “The reerence to being unable to exclude the possibility o a rogue or rogue ofcers in some way assisting the murders is rejected, however, as judicially valueless and unsubstantiated conjecture.” Turn to pge 7 BY MaRK RaINEY mrk.r[email protected] US president Brck Obm, with First Ldy Michelle, wves to the crowds fter his historic speech t College Green in Dublin during yesterdy’s visit to the Republic t the strt of week-long tour of Europe. See pges 3, 4 nd 5 PICTURE: Pul Fith/Pa Wire Poots backs new cancer unit SEE PAGE 8 Chaos as high winds batter Ulster SEE PAGE 9 The pride of Northern Ireland Since 1737 www.newsletter.co.uk Price: 72p (IR 1.05 EURO) Tuesdy, My 24, 2011 ChamPionS LeagUe FinaL PULL-oUt PReVieW SEE INSIDE Obama extends hand of friendship US President Barack Obama cut short his visit to the Republic last night ater an ash cloud rom Iceland threatened serious air disruption. His change o plans came amid ears that Air Force One could all victim to the massive plume. Mr Obama was due to arrive in Britain today but instead travelled last night. Turn to pge 12 Volcnic sh halts fights

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POLICE have launched amurder inquiry ater a 50-year-old woman was stabbedto death in north Belast.

Anne-Marie O’Kane’s body was ound at her home in theNorthview Apartments onthe Antrim Road yesterdaymorning.

A 51-year-old man handedhimsel in to police inGlengormley at around 10amyesterday.

As a result o theinormation he told ofcers,they were able to locate MsO’Kane’s body.

Turn to pge 12

Woman diesafter stabbing

A TEENAGER died aterbeing struck by a gol ballhit by his elder brother ona north Down course, aninquest heard yesterday.

Craig Woods, 16, romNewtownards, had been leton a lie support machineollowing the incident in Julylast year in which he was hitdirectly on the head.

Craig was practisinghis swing with his sibling,Connor, on the driving rangeat Blackwood gol centrein Clandeboye when theincident occurred.

Dr Brian Herron, o theRoyal Victoria Hospital,described Craig’s tragic deathas a “completely exceptionalcase”.

See pge 10

Teen killedby golf bll

No police link toNelson murderTHE public inquiry into themurder o Lurgan solicitorRosemary Nelson has oundno evidence o security orcecollusion.

Ater a six-year investigationinto the 1999 booby trap bomb

attack, the inquiry teamconcluded “there is no evidenceo any act, by or within any o thestate agencies we have examined,

which directly acilitatedRosemary Nelson’s murder”.

The report, which was madepublic yesterday aternoon, goeson to say that the possibility o a“rogue member or members” o

the security orces assisting themurderers to target Mrs Nelsoncould not be excluded.

However, the NorthernIreland Retired Police Ofcers

Association says the unendinglist o “possibilities” makes suchspeculation meaningless.

Welcoming what he called the“key fnding” o no direct RUC

involvement in the murder, aspokesman or the associationsaid: “The reerence to beingunable to exclude the possibilityo a rogue or rogue ofcers insome way assisting the murdersis rejected, however, as judicially

valueless and unsubstantiatedconjecture.”

Turn to pge 7

BY MaRK RaINEY

[email protected]

US president BrckObm, with First LdyMichelle, wves to thecrowds fter his historic

speech t CollegeGreen in Dublin duringyesterdy’s visit to theRepublic t the strt of week-long tour of Europe.See pges 3, 4 nd 5

PICTURE: Pul Fith/Pa Wire

Poots backsnew cancerunit SEE PAGE 8

Chaos as highwinds batterUlster SEE PAGE 9

The pride of Northern IrelandSince 1737

www.newsletter.co.ukPrice: 72p (IR 1.05 EURO) Tuesdy, My 24, 2011

ChamPionS LeagUe FinaL PULL-oUt PReVieW SEE INSIDE