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Searches carried out in Belfast murder probe

Police investigating the murder of a schoolboy in Belfast five months ago carried out searches in the north of the city today.

15-year-old Thomas Devlin was stabbed to death in the Somerton Road area on 10 August while returning home from a local shop with friends late at night.

Police have repeatedly sought information regarding two men who were seen walking a dog in the area at the time of the murder.

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Officers carried out searches in the Mount Vernon Estate.

Thomas Devlin Stabbed to death last August
Thomas Devlin
Stabbed to death last August
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