Couple charged with murder of Coleraine pensioner Bertie Acheson

A husband and wife charged in connection with the death of a pensioner now face murder charges.
By News Desk
Published 13th Feb 2014, 12:54 BST
Paul Toland covers his face at Ballymena Court after both he and his wife Jennifer Toland were charged with the murder of Coleraine pensioner Bertie Acheson.PICTURE MARK JAMIESON.Paul Toland covers his face at Ballymena Court after both he and his wife Jennifer Toland were charged with the murder of Coleraine pensioner Bertie Acheson.PICTURE MARK JAMIESON.
Paul Toland covers his face at Ballymena Court after both he and his wife Jennifer Toland were charged with the murder of Coleraine pensioner Bertie Acheson.PICTURE MARK JAMIESON.

Jennifer Toland, 24, from County Antrim, and 40-year-old Paul Toland, from The Cedars, Antrim, had been facing a charge of manslaughter.

They were returned for trial on charges of murder and robbery at Ballymena Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

Bertie Acheson, 72, died from a heart attack after a break-in at his house in Coleraine, County Londonderry, in 2012.

The couple were released on bail to appear at Belfast Crown Court next month.

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