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| Man killed after football trouble | Man killed after football trouble |
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| A 49-year-old father-of-four has died after violence broke out in Coleraine following football matches involving Rangers and Celtic. | |
| Kevin Brendan McDaid was attacked yards from his home in Somerset Drive in the Heights area of the town. | |
| The deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, said a "sizeable group of loyalists" were responsible for the killing and an earlier assault. | 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. | "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." | "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." |
| The police have said they are treating an earlier assault, on a 46-year-old man in nearby Pates Lane, as attempted murder. The man is in a critical condition in hospital. | |
| It is believed Mr McDaid's wife was also attacked. | |
| The East Londonderry MP, Gregory Campbell, also condemned the murder. | 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 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." | "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' | 'Lynching' |
| SDLP assembly member John Dallat said he knew Mr McDaid's family well. | 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. | "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. | "It's certainly lawlessness and it needs to addressed. |
| "The immediate emphasis should be on an inquiry. | "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. | "It must be thorough, it must be detailed, and we mustn't be discussing it years into the future," said Mr Dallat. |
| Rangers beat Dundee United 3-0 on Sunday to take the Scottish championship from their Glasgow rivals Celtic. | Rangers beat Dundee United 3-0 on Sunday to take the Scottish championship from their Glasgow rivals Celtic. |
| A large part of the estate remains sealed off, and forensic teams are at the scene. |