MAN CHARGED OVER ‘STICKIE’ MURDER OF RAPE SMEAR VICTIM EDWARD GIBSON

Man charged with the murder OIRA murder of Edward Gibson

Man charged with the murder OIRA murder of Edward Gibson

DETECTIVES have charged a man with the Official IRA murder of Edward Gibson in west Belfast.

The 28-year-old was shot in his stomach and thigh in an alleyway beside Divis Tower last Friday.

It followed an earlier altercation in Albert Street when a man was stabbed.

Gibson had been accused of raping a woman, a claim his family and friends denied saying his accusers were trying to “smear Eddie”.

The 57-year-old suspect is also accused of possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life and possession of a class B drug.

He is expected to appear at Belfast Magistrates’ Court later this morning for a first remand hearing.

Earlier this week, Paul Burns was charged with making threats to kill and disorderly behaviour in the Royal Victoria Hospital where a row spilled onto the wards as doctors fought to safe Gibson’s life.

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