Charlie Love Convicted of Attempted Murder in 2022 Strabane PSNI Bomb Attack

Overview

• Love, convicted Thursday at Belfast Crown Court, was found guilty on four counts and was remanded for sentencing in September.
• The judge said the attack aimed to kill police and formed part of a violent dissident terrorism agenda, matching a later claim by the New IRA.
• Forensic work tied Love to a modified cordless drill and a command wire recovered after the blast, and tests detected RDX, a powerful explosive, at the site.
• The device struck an unmarked armoured PSNI Skoda in Strabane’s Mount Carmel Heights on November 17, 2022, after the officers saw a flash and heard a massive bang.
• Love’s partner, Symone Murphy, was acquitted of withholding information after the judge said he could not be sure she knew his whereabouts.