A senior detective is expected to reveal new information about the Jim Donegan murder tomorrow.

The officer will appear on the Crimewatch programme amid a renewed push to catch those responsible for the brutal killing.

Mr Donegan, 43, was shot dead in front of children as he waited to collect his son from school on the Glen Road in West Belfast on December 4 last year.

Detective Chief Inspector Pete Montgomery will be on the Crimewatch Roadshow Live programme at 9.15am on Thursday.

DCI Montgomery, from the Major Investigation Team , said Mr Donegan “was murdered as he sat in his car outside a school on the Glen Road in West Belfast , waiting to pick up his 13 year old son”.

He added: “The cold blooded execution was carried out by a lone gunman in front of hundreds of innocent school children and their parents.

“I have made a number of appeals to the public for information, issued CCTV footage and an evofit of the suspect since the lone gunman shot Mr Donegan just as hundreds of children were pouring out of the three schools - many of them witnessing the murder of the father-of-two.

“Jim’s son was spared from this thankfully but only by a few seconds. I would continue to urge anyone who has any information, or who witnessed the murder, to contact the police on 101. Or if someone would prefer to provide information without giving their details, they can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers and speak to them anonymously on 0800 555 111.”

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