Crimewatch focus on UVF murders

No-one has been convicted of the murders

The murder of two teenagers by the UVF in County Armagh was the subject of the BBC's Crimewatch programme.

Andrew Robb, who was 19, and 18-year-old David McIlwaine, both of whom were from Portadown, were stabbed to death on 18 February 2000.

The youths had both been beaten and stabbed repeatedly.

Their bodies were found on the Druminure Road outside Tandragee, a few hours after they had left a disco in the town.

No-one has been convicted of the murders which were carried out during a loyalist paramilitary feud in the Portadown area.

However, police and both families said neither of the young men had any connection with a paramilitary organisation.

Someone out there knows who carried out these murders and I would appeal to those people to come forward for the sake of justice and for the sake of two mourning families Dolores Kelly SDLP

David McIlwaine had been a graphic design student.

SDLP Upper Bann assembly member Dolores Kelly said: "This re-enactment will hopefully help forward the police investigations into these murders.

"Someone out there knows who carried out these murders and I would appeal to those people to come forward for the sake of justice and for the sake of two mourning families.

"The murder of David McIlwaine is currently with the Police Ombudsman Nuala O'Loan and I share with the McIlwaine family concerns that Special Branch informers are still being protected."

In the past, a number of people were arrested and one man charged in connection with the murders, but the charges were later withdrawn in court.

Ann Robb blames the UVF for the petrol bomb attack on her home

In September, Andrew Robb's mother Ann blamed loyalist paramilitaries for a petrol bomb attack on her home in Portadown.

She said her family had been subjected to UVF harassment since Andrew was killed.

Mrs Robb and her husband escaped injury when two devices were thrown at the house in Festival Road in the Killycomaine estate.