From the 4 March 2009 edition of the Belfast Telegraph:
A knife-wielding killer yawned repeatedly as a judge told him he may never be freed from prison for his part in the barbaric double murder of two friends nine years ago.
Convicting 28-year-old Steven Brown of murdering Protestant teenagers Andrew Robb and David McIlwaine, Belfast Crown Court judge Mr Justice Gillen warned him he faced being put behind bars for the rest of his natural life as a result of the “heinous” murders.
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From BBC News, 3 March 2009:
The families of David McIlwaine and Andrew Robb give their reaction as a man is convicted of double murder.
Andrew Robb’s mother, Ann
There was more than Steven Revels involved in my son’s murder.
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From BBC News:
A man has been found guilty of the murders of two teenagers in County Armagh nine years ago.
David McIlwaine, 18, and Andrew Robb, 19, were stabbed to death in February 2000 after leaving a disco. Their bodies were dumped near Tandragee.
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John Cassidy reports in the 1 March 2009 edition of the Sunday World that loyalist supergrass Mark Burcombe may be brought back to Northern Ireland to give evidence at the Robert Hamill Inquiry. Read the pdf of the story here.
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Portadown Times, 23 January 2009:
A 28-year-old man charged with the brutal double murder of two Portadown friends, has denied that the victims were in his house just hours before their deaths, Belfast Crown Court has heard.
Suspect Steven Leslie Brown was interviewed by police investigating the murders of Portadown teenagers Andrew Robb and David McIlwaine, three days after their mutilated bodies were discovered on an isolated road in Tandragee.
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Belfast Telegraph, 31 January 2009:
A man accused of a notorious double murder has labelled evidence from a woman he allegedly confessed to as “nonsense”.
Giving evidence at Belfast Crown Court on his own behalf, Steven Leslie Brown, 28, denied that he had confessed to a woman known only as witness F of murdering teenagers Andrew Robb and David McIlwaine.
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Click here to download the lastest news about the astounding amount of money paid by the PSNI to two UVF-linked building firms–the Jamieson Group and Ballymore Builders–as reported by John Cassidy in the Sunday World.
After being given inaccurate information several times, Paul McIlwaine was able to uncover the true figures through Freedom of Information Act applications.
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Ashleigh McDonald reports in the 16 January 2009 edition of the Belfast Telegraph:
A 28-year-old man currently standing trial for a brutal double murder denied the two young victims were in his house in the hours prior to their deaths, a court heard yesterday.
Suspect Steven Leslie Brown was interviewed by police investigating the murders of Portadown teenagers Andrew Robb and David McIlwaine, three days after their mutilated bodies were discovered on an isolated road on the outskirts of Tandragee.
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By Ashleigh McDonald, Belfast Telegraph, 12 December 2008:
The DNA of a man accused of murdering Portadown teenagers Andrew Robb and David McIlwaine was found on the heavily bloodstained jacket of one of the young victims, a court heard yesterday.
Steven Leslie Brown, who is also known as Steven Revels, is currently standing trial at Belfast Crown Court for the murders of Andrew and David. The 28-year old from Castle Place in Castlecaulfield denies the charges.
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From BBC News 8 December 2008:
Extracts from the BBC’s Crimewatch programme were shown in court on Monday as part of a double murder trial. [You may view this programme on our site here.]
The programme featured a reconstruction of the murders of teenagers Andrew Robb and David McIlwaine outside Tandragee in February 2000.
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