Father of murdered man is beaten

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The father of a Londonderry man shot dead in a loyalist feud four years ago has been beaten by a gang of men.

Gilbert Thompson was attacked as he walked through the Waterside almost two weeks ago, and has been in hospital ever since.

Mr Thompson has been outspoken in his condemnation of his son's killers.

Last year, two men were sentenced to seven years in jail for their part in the 2004 murder of his son Darren Thompson.

Gilbert Thompson suffered a torn spleen and fractures to his cheek, nose and back.

He said he believed it was not a random attack.

"I believe I was singled out," he said.

"The way it was done in daylight, it really scared me.

"The wife is absolutely devastated at what happened to me.

"We'll never get over what happened to our son, but this here, it's absolutely devasted her for no reason whatsoever," he said.