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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 on Sunday and hit again two hours later outside a nightclub at Kevlin Road. | |
He managed to make his way to a friend's house, where he was found dead just after midday on New Year's Eve. | |
The PSNI and Gardai are investigating his death. | |
A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out. | |
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". | 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. | "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." | "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." |