Bail refused over double killing

David McIlwaine and Andrew Robb were killed in February 2000

Two County Armagh teenagers were stabbed and almost decapitated after a row about a murdered paramilitary boss, the High Court was told.

Details of the deaths of Andrew Robb and David McIlwaine were heard at a bail application by Mark Robert Burcombe, Ballynahinch Road, Lisburn.

He admits being present when the two teenagers were attacked but denies any involvement in the killings.

Mr Burcombe's bail application on Tuesday was refused.

He is the second man to be charged with the murders.

Steven Leslie Brown from Castle Place in Castlecaulfield is already in custody.

Mr Robb, 19, and 18-year-old David McIlwaine, both from Portadown, were stabbed to death just outside Tandragee on 18 February 2000.

The killings 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.