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Omagh: 19 year old dies after double beating | Omagh: 19 year old dies after double beating |
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A 19-year-old man has died after he was attacked twice during a night out in Omagh, County Tyrone. | A 19-year-old man has died after he was attacked twice during a night out in Omagh, County Tyrone. |
Jason McGovern of Tydavnet, County Monaghan, was found dead at a house in Emyvale, Monaghan, on Monday. | Jason McGovern of Tydavnet, County Monaghan, was found dead at a house in Emyvale, Monaghan, on Monday. |
It is believed he was punched at a pub on John Street, Omagh, at midnight and hit again outside a nightclub at Kevlin Road at 02:00 BST. | It is believed he was punched at a pub on John Street, Omagh, at midnight and hit again outside a nightclub at Kevlin Road at 02:00 BST. |
He managed to make his way home, but was later found dead. The PSNI and Gardai are investigating his death. | He managed to make his way home, but was later found dead. The PSNI and Gardai are investigating his death. |
A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out later. | A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out later. |
Police want to speak to a man of stocky build with ginger or blonde hair. | Police want to speak to a man of stocky build with ginger or blonde hair. |
Omagh SDLP councillor Dr Josephine Deehan said the teenager's death was "shocking in the extreme". | |
"It is a parent's worst nightmare that your child could go out for an evening's entertainment and this sort of thing could happen," she said. | |
"There are issues that will need to be addressed. People need to do a lot of thinking about taking responsibility for their own actions and behaviour." |