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| Greengrocer stabbed defending van | Greengrocer stabbed defending van |
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| A 65-year-old man is on a life support machine after he was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver near his west Belfast home. | |
| The attack happened just before midnight in the Norfolk Drive area. | The attack happened just before midnight in the Norfolk Drive area. |
| Greengrocer Harry Holland had been trying to prevent his delivery van from being stolen. Neighbours raised the alarm after finding him injured. | Greengrocer Harry Holland had been trying to prevent his delivery van from being stolen. Neighbours raised the alarm after finding him injured. |
| Detectives are questioning four teenagers - two boys and two girls - about the stabbing. | Detectives are questioning four teenagers - two boys and two girls - about the stabbing. |
| Neighbour Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhin said: "We heard a commotion in the street - it all happened very quickly." | Neighbour Caoimhin Mac Giolla Mhin said: "We heard a commotion in the street - it all happened very quickly." |
| Mary McKee, an independent member of the Policing Board, said Mr Holland was "a highly respected member of the community". | |
| "The most appalling part of this is the age of those involved and the fact that they were two young girls," she said. | |
| "This is about a whole generation growing up that are very seduced by violence and violence in a very thuggish way," she said. | |
| She said community policing should be made more of a priority. | |
| Police have appealed for information. | Police have appealed for information. |