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| Two arrested for pensioner murder | Two arrested for pensioner murder |
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| Two teenagers who were being questioned over a burglary at a pensioner's house in Omagh have been rearrested in connection with his murder. | Two teenagers who were being questioned over a burglary at a pensioner's house in Omagh have been rearrested in connection with his murder. |
| The body of 78-year-old Francis O'Neill, a former psychiatric nurse, was discovered in his house in Brook Valley on Saturday morning. | The body of 78-year-old Francis O'Neill, a former psychiatric nurse, was discovered in his house in Brook Valley on Saturday morning. |
| A 16-year-old and an 18-year-old were arrested on Monday morning and are being questioned by police. | A 16-year-old and an 18-year-old were arrested on Monday morning and are being questioned by police. |
| Councillor Paddy Magowan said Mr O'Neill was "a lovely individual." | Councillor Paddy Magowan said Mr O'Neill was "a lovely individual." |
| "He was 78 but he was very outgoing, he would be in the town maybe a few times a day. | "He was 78 but he was very outgoing, he would be in the town maybe a few times a day. |
| "Everybody knew him. | "Everybody knew him. |
| "He had worked locally in the hospital and was well known," said Mr Magowan. | "He had worked locally in the hospital and was well known," said Mr Magowan. |
| Community worker Gerry McCusker, who knew Mr O'Neill, said his murder had left other elderly people fearful for their safety. | |
| "It just seems so unreal that something like this can happen," he said. | |
| "We hear tell of burglaries, but when it gets to the stage that someone's death is the result of a burglary then it would add a whole new element to it, and it's hard to explain the fear that elderly people will have. | |
| "It's sad to think that somebody lives for so long and then their life ends in such a tragic way," said Mr McCusker. |