A 56-year-old man has been charged with murder after the death of a man who was attacked in County Antrim.

Paul Francis O'Boyle, 58, died on Monday, eight days after the assault in his his home village of Rasharkin.

He was found unconscious at the back of a bar on Main Street on 16 April.

Mr O'Boyle, who was known as "Fez", was taken to hospital but later died.

The 56-year-old man charged over the murder was arrested on Wednesday.

He is due to appear at Ballymena Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

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