Man killed after football trouble
A 49-year-old man has died after violence broke out in Coleraine following football matches involving Rangers and Celtic.
The victim, named locally as Kevin McDaid, died on Sunday night after he was attacked in Somerset Drive.
The deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, said a “sizeable group of loyalists” were responsible for the killing and an earlier assault.
“They decided it was a good idea to attack a Catholic area,” he said.
“I’m absolutely dismayed at this and I think at this very, very important time, it’s important that people in the community identify those responsible and co-operate with the police to bring those murderers to justice,” said Mr McGuinness continued.
The East Londonderry MP, Gregory Campbell, also condemned the murder.
“There has to be total condemnation of this killing as we would do for all other killings, no matter when or where they occurred or who the victims were,” he said.
“There ought to be the fullest possible co-operation between everyone in the area and the police in order to bring those responsible to justice.”
‘Lynching mob’
SDLP assembly member John Dallat said he knew Mr McDaid’s family well.
“This man was doing nothing more than going down to check on his sons and lost his life when this lynching mob from a different part of the town came along and rendered their form of justice.
“It’s certainly lawlessness and it needs to addressed.
“The immediate emphasis should be on an inquiry.
“It must be thorough, it must be detailed, and we mustn’t be discussing it years into the future,” said Mr Dallat.
Dura da mandare giu. E nemmeno li ha affrontati o aveva intenzione di affrontarli direttamente. Stava a casa sua. Era uscito dall’abitazione solo per cercare il figlio durante gli scontri. Ti mando il pezzo di Avvenire tra qualche ora.