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Two questioned over attack on man | Two questioned over attack on man |
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Two men are being questioned over an attack on a man in the Markets area of south Belfast on Friday night. | Two men are being questioned over an attack on a man in the Markets area of south Belfast on Friday night. |
Jeremy Mooney, 41, a taxi driver from Bangor, is in a critical condition in the Royal Victoria Hospital after he was beaten in Sussex Place. | Jeremy Mooney, 41, a taxi driver from Bangor, is in a critical condition in the Royal Victoria Hospital after he was beaten in Sussex Place. |
Mr Mooney's girlfriend, Dawn McClure, said she was horrified at the extent of his injuries. | Mr Mooney's girlfriend, Dawn McClure, said she was horrified at the extent of his injuries. |
"I couldn't believe it. It wasn't the guy who went out with me. We were laughing and joking. | "I couldn't believe it. It wasn't the guy who went out with me. We were laughing and joking. |
"He was lying there, he cannot even breathe for himself. He has got a machine to keep him here." | "He was lying there, he cannot even breathe for himself. He has got a machine to keep him here." |
Mr Mooney was on his way to a concert with friends when the attack happened. | Mr Mooney was on his way to a concert with friends when the attack happened. |
"It is understood that there were three males and two females in the group responsible for the assault," said a police spokesman. | |
"Initial enquiries suggest that the man was walking through the area with a group of three friends, specifically two females and second male." | "Initial enquiries suggest that the man was walking through the area with a group of three friends, specifically two females and second male." |
Two doctors - possibly both men - are believed to have stopped at the scene to help the victim. | Two doctors - possibly both men - are believed to have stopped at the scene to help the victim. |
Sinn Fein south Belfast assembly member Alex Maskey has condemned the assault. | |
"I was just absolutely disgusted when I heard the news and my heart goes out to them," he said. | |
"I hope the family takes some comfort from the fact that the people in our area are also disgusted with it. I would hope and I would expect that anybody who has any knowledge or information about it would bring it forward." |