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| Councillor killed by bull on farm | |
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| A Sinn Fein councillor has been killed by a bull on a farm in County Tyrone. | |
| Michael McAnespie died during the incident earlier on Monday. The bull was shot dead by police. | |
| The accident happened on a farm in Lough McCrory, near Omagh. Mr McAnespie was elected to the mid-Tyrone area for Sinn Fein in 1997. | The accident happened on a farm in Lough McCrory, near Omagh. Mr McAnespie was elected to the mid-Tyrone area for Sinn Fein in 1997. |
| Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams expressed his "deep shock and sadness" at the death. Mr McAnespie, 63, was a married man with nine children. | |
| "Michael was an extremely hard working councillor who ably and conscientiously represented the people of Omagh," said Mr Adams. | "Michael was an extremely hard working councillor who ably and conscientiously represented the people of Omagh," said Mr Adams. |
| "His loss will be deeply felt by all who knew him, but especially by his family and friends." | "His loss will be deeply felt by all who knew him, but especially by his family and friends." |
| The incident happened on the farm, which is close to Sixmilecross, at about 1420 BST. | |
| "The circumstances are being investigated by the relevant authorities," said a PSNI spokesman. | |
| 'Very high esteem' | |
| Peter Kelly, also a councillor in Omagh, said he was "numb with shock". | |
| "He was my best friend on the council, he was a complete gentleman, he helped me out a lot when I went on to the council, he kept me on the straight and narrow," he said. | |
| "He was very outgoing, very talkative. He was concerned about planning issues, about farming." | |
| A spokeswoman for Omagh District Council said staff's thoughts were with the McAnespie family. | |
| "Everybody was fond of him; he was a great man of integrity and dignity," she said. | |
| "He was held in very high esteem here and was involved in the fight for an improved ambulance service in this area." |