Murdered businessman ‘stabbed 17 times’, court is told

Murdered Randalstown businessman Nelson Cheung was stabbed 17 times in a “savage and brutal” attack, a court has heard.
By The Newsroom
Published 15th Jan 2015, 16:05 BST

Three men and a woman were remanded in custody on charges relating to the murder of the 65-year-old at Caddy Road on January 8, when they appeared at Ballymena Magistrates Court.

Augusto Fernando Virgilio Correia (33), a welder, from Grant Avenue, Randalstown; Christopher David Menaul (25), unemployed of Barra Street, Antrim; and Gary William Thompson (32), an engineer, of Cunningham Way, Antrim, are all accused of the murder of Mr Cheung and the attempted murder of his wife Winnie.

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They are further charged with attempting to rob Mr Cheung of cash and with robbing Mrs Cheung of a handbag, iPad, iPhone, £200 in cash and bank cards.

Menaul faces a further charge of burglary at a property in Randalstown a few days before Mr Cheung’s murder.

Gary Thompson’s estranged wife, Lisa Thompson (32), a care assistant, of Cunningham Way, is accused of handling a stolen iPhone and with perverting the course of justice by giving a false account to police regarding Gary Thompson’s movements.