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| Sectarian abuse 'preceded murder' | Sectarian abuse 'preceded murder' |
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| A court has heard how Ballymena schoolboy Michael McIlveeen had sectarian abuse shouted at him before he was fatally attacked in an alleyway. | A court has heard how Ballymena schoolboy Michael McIlveeen had sectarian abuse shouted at him before he was fatally attacked in an alleyway. |
| Six people are accused of the 15-year-old's murder in May 2006. | Six people are accused of the 15-year-old's murder in May 2006. |
| A teenager is also charged with criminal damage and causing affray. | A teenager is also charged with criminal damage and causing affray. |
| A Crown lawyer said Michael McIlveen was hit on the head with a baseball bat by one of the accused then kicked while he was lying on the ground. | |
| The lawyer said the court would see CCTV footage showing the deceased and a friend being chased from a Ballymena leisure centre to a town centre car park after talking to a group of about 30 people close to a cinema. | The lawyer said the court would see CCTV footage showing the deceased and a friend being chased from a Ballymena leisure centre to a town centre car park after talking to a group of about 30 people close to a cinema. |
| He was then attacked in the car park. | He was then attacked in the car park. |
| Afterwards, the victim was unable to talk properly but was helped to his home a short distance away by a friend. | Afterwards, the victim was unable to talk properly but was helped to his home a short distance away by a friend. |
| However, within hours he was taken by ambulance to Antrim Area Hospital where he died 24 hours later. | However, within hours he was taken by ambulance to Antrim Area Hospital where he died 24 hours later. |
| The court heard a post mortem was carried out which revealed the deceased had two fractures to his skull and bruising to the brain. | The court heard a post mortem was carried out which revealed the deceased had two fractures to his skull and bruising to the brain. |
| The prosecution said the six people - five men and a juvenile - charged with the murder are collectively responsible for his death | The prosecution said the six people - five men and a juvenile - charged with the murder are collectively responsible for his death |
| The trial is to be moved from Coleraine Crown Court because the courtroom is too small. | The trial is to be moved from Coleraine Crown Court because the courtroom is too small. |
| Defence teams for each of the accused and prosecution lawyers said a fair trial was not possible because Coleraine court was not big enough. | Defence teams for each of the accused and prosecution lawyers said a fair trial was not possible because Coleraine court was not big enough. |
| The judge said the trial will move to Antrim on Monday, but said he was unhappy at the timing of the complaint. | The judge said the trial will move to Antrim on Monday, but said he was unhappy at the timing of the complaint. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |