A judge has ordered that a mental health assessment should be carried out on a teenage boy charged with the murder of a man in Dungannon.

The 16-year-old, who is also accused of two counts of attempted murder and of making a threat to kill, appeared before Omagh Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.

The teenager cannot be named because of his age.

He was remanded in custody to appear at Dungannon Youth Court on September 15.

Flowers placed outside a property in Lisnahull Road, Dungannon where the body of a 61-year-old man was found on Saturday, Picture: Pacemaker Press.

placeholder image — Flowers placed outside a property in Lisnahull Road, Dungannon where the body of a 61-year-old man was found on Saturday, Picture: Pacemaker Press.

Emergency services attended the scene of an incident in the Lisnahull Road area of Dungannon on Saturday morning, August 29.

The body of a 61-year-old man was discovered in a house while his young daughter was found seriously injured. The victim’s 48-year-old wife sustained non-life threatening injuries.

In an update on Monday, Mid Ulster PSNI District Commander, Superintendent Peter Stevenson said the girl’s condition is now described as stable.