Suspect in prison officer killing set free

Published on 10/11/2012 02:44

A MAN arrested in connection with the murder of prison officer David Black in Northern Ireland has been released unconditionally.

The 46-year-old from Lurgan, Co Armagh, was the fourth man detained and then released by detectives investigating the shooting.

Mr Black, a 52-year-­
old father of two from Cookstown, Co Tyrone, was gunned down in a high-speed motorway ambush as he drove to work at Maghaberry prison in Co Antrim last week.

The long-serving officer was nearing retirement.

Dissident republicans have been blamed for the attack.

The Crimestoppers charity has offered a £10,000 reward for information that leads to the conviction of Mr Black’s killers.

At his funeral earlier this week his daughter Kyra described the prison officer as “her special hero”.