Northern Ireland politician; Minister of Justice since 2020; Alliance Party leader since 2016
Gary Anderson, 29, who was released on compassionate temporary release to attend his father’s funeral, has absconded from a court-approved chaperone in Londonderry. A court overturned an earlier denial of CTR, and police are appealing for information as he remains unlawfully at large.
Police have launched a murder investigation after three members of a single family were found dead at a house on the Cullybackey Road. Post-mortems will determine cause of death, and police say the public is not at risk. A vigil is planned for tonight as investigators work at the scene.