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Two men were placed in pretrial detention today on charges of the murder of mob boss Robbie Lawlor.
The 36-year-old underworld figure was shot and killed outside a house in North Belfast earlier this year.
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Patrick Teer, 45, of Thornberry Hill in the city, and Adrian Holland, 37, of Woodleigh Terrace in Derry, are jointly charged with the murder.
Appearing together in Belfast Magistrates Court, the two men also faced an additional charge of possessing a firearm, i.e. a 9mm pistol, with the intent to endanger life.
A judge was told that the alleged evidence against him is based on license plate recognition and cell site analysis.
Lawlor was shot and killed in broad daylight on Etna Drive in the Ardoyne district on April 4.
He is believed to have been murdered after traveling to the area to collect a drug debt.
An armed man emerged and opened fire, hitting the victim several times. He died at the scene.
Stray bullets also struck a car parked outside the property, almost missing one of Lawlor’s associates.
Originally from Dublin, Lawlor was widely reported to have been heavily involved in a feud between rival factions based on Drogheda.
He had been linked to the kidnapping and murder of 17-year-old Keane Mulready-Woods in January this year.
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Teer and Holland appeared remotely from a police custody suite in Belfast.
Both men spoke only to confirm that they understood the charges.
Defense representatives confirmed that none of the defendants were seeking bail at this time.
Attorney Ciaran Toner, representing Teer, said: “This is an incredibly complex circumstantial case based on ANPR (automatic license plate recognition) and cell site analysis.”
District Judge Steven Keown placed Teer and Holland on remand, to reappear via video link on January 8.
A previous court heard that Lawlor was killed on a date he had set up in a supermarket parking lot.
Detectives claimed that he met a suspect to exchange cash in Crumlin, Co Antrim, 24 hours before the murder.
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Then arrangements were made for a follow-up call at a home on Etna Drive.
When Lawlor arrived for the appointment, he was shot dead.
According to the police, it was pure luck that other people on the street were not injured or killed.
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