From the Belfast Telegraph today:

The family of a young father of one who was shot dead by UVF gunmen yesterday rubbished claims he was in the LVF - and the organisation last night issued a statement saying he was not a member.

Craig McCausland, who was due to celebrate his 21st birthday next month, was hit by at least five bullets when masked men opened fire at a house in the Dhu Varren area of the Woodvale in Belfast on Monday morning.

Police said at the time Mr McCausland was killed by the UVF who believed he was a member of the rival LVF.

But detectives were not convinced he was a member of that organisation.

Last night the Press Association was told by an intermediary: "The LVF want to make it clear he did not belong to that group. He was not connected or linked and never has been.


Its interesting that Mr. McCausland's death is not receiving the same media frenzy that Mr. McCartney's did.