Pair to be returned to prison, PSNI says
The pair, Alison McDonagh and Stephen McParland, had been at the centre of a major police hunt after absconding during temporary release from prison.
In a brief statement issued on on Thursday afternoon, the PSNI said: “Unlawfully at large prisoners, 49-year-old Alison McDonagh and 54-year-old Stephen McParland have been arrested in the Newry area this afternoon, Thursday 26th January."They will now be returned to the custody of Northern Ireland Prison Service. We would like to thank the public for their assistance.”
The pair are both serving sentences for murder. In 2006, Alison Michelle Martin - as she was then known - was jailed for the murder of George McDowell two years earlier. McParland kicked and punched his drinking mate Gary McKimm to death in 1997 over a £20 loan and was jailed for life for murder in 2008.
The pair were seen at Lanyon Place train station in Belfast on Saturday, January 21 at approximately 1.45pm.For all the latest news, visit the Belfast Live homepage here. To sign up to our FREE newsletters, see here.
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