Second man charged with adviser's murder

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A second man charged with the murder of financial adviser Geoff Kerr is due to appear in court this morning.

The 50-year-old is set to appear before magistrates in Northern Ireland following Kerr's death on 27 April. The former adviser with St James's Place Partnership was shot when he answered the door at his home in Templepatrick, Co Antrim. On Monday another man was in court charged with murdering the father-of-four. Darren Ivan Kernohan, 33, spoke only to confirm he understood the charges during a five-minute hearing at Ballymena Magistrates' Court. He was remanded in custody to appear via video link at Antrim Magistrates' Court on May 26th. [email protected] IFAonline

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