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A 60-year-old man has been charged with the 1994 murder of Francis Damien Kerr in Newry and membership of a proscribed organisation, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said.<\/p>\nA 60-year-old man has been charged with the 1994 murder of Francis Damien Kerr in Newry and membership of a proscribed organisation, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has said.<\/p>\n
Mr Kerr was shot when three armed, masked raiders posing as postal workers burst into a sorting office in Newry, Co Down, and escaped with more than \u00a3130,000 in cash.<\/p>\n
The money was ready to be sent to 35 offices across south Down and south Armagh to fund the postal service\u2019s daily operations, including pension and allowance pay-outs.<\/p>\n
After tying up several employees, the raiders ordered another to take them to the registered mail office.<\/p>\n
There was a struggle when they got inside and Mr Kerr, 54, was shot once in the head. He died on the way to the hospital.<\/p>\n
The three men made off in a postal van and a large search was mounted by police and the military.<\/p>\n
Two men were arrested later in the south Armagh village of Meigh, eight miles from Newry. A third man ran off.<\/p>\n
The then RUC chief constable Hugh Annesley said: \u201cNo stone will be left unturned in bringing the investigation of this horrific crime to a successful conclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n
The killing of Mr Kerr was widely condemned at the time by politicians on both sides of the Irish border, as well as in London.<\/p>\n
Detectives from Legacy Investigation Branch have also charged the alleged killer of Mr Kerr with robbery as well as possession of a firearm and ammunition.<\/p>\n
The man will appear at Newry Magistrates Court today.<\/p>\n