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| Stabbed grocer dies in hospital | Stabbed grocer dies in hospital |
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| A greengrocer who was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver near his west Belfast home has died in hospital. | A greengrocer who was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver near his west Belfast home has died in hospital. |
| Harry Holland, 65, had been trying to prevent his delivery van from being stolen in the Norfolk Drive area shortly before midnight on Tuesday. | Harry Holland, 65, had been trying to prevent his delivery van from being stolen in the Norfolk Drive area shortly before midnight on Tuesday. |
| Mr Holland had been on a life-support machine but died on Wednesday evening. | Mr Holland had been on a life-support machine but died on Wednesday evening. |
| A murder investigation is now under way and detectives are questioning four teenagers - two boys aged 17 and two girls aged 15. | A murder investigation is now under way and detectives are questioning four teenagers - two boys aged 17 and two girls aged 15. |
| 'Living in fear' | |
| Grace Devlin, Harry Holland's mother-in-law, said people were now living in fear as a result of his murder. | |
| "I sat all day yesterday with my daughter, sitting watching that poor man who never did a bit of harm to anyone," she told the Nolan Show. | |
| "I wish the ones who did this could bring their parents down and see what they did to that poor man. | |
| "All he was doing was trying to protect his van, his livelihood. I'm a 79-year-old pensioner and I wouldn't even open my door at night. People are living in fear, it's horrifying." | |
| Mr Holland had run a business in the area for many years | Mr Holland had run a business in the area for many years |
| Alex Maskey, a Sinn Fein member of the Northern Ireland Assembly, described the murder as "a dreadful and despicable act". | |
| "I have known him and the Holland family for many, many years. The whole community, but especially his friends and neighbours on the Glen Road are deeply shocked by what has happened." | "I have known him and the Holland family for many, many years. The whole community, but especially his friends and neighbours on the Glen Road are deeply shocked by what has happened." |
| Earlier he asked people with information to pass it on to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. | Earlier he asked people with information to pass it on to the Police Service of Northern Ireland. |
| Highly respected | Highly respected |
| Neighbours had raised the alarm after finding Mr Holland injured. | Neighbours had raised the alarm after finding Mr Holland injured. |
| 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. | Mary McKee, an independent member of the Policing Board, said Mr Holland was a highly respected member of the community. |
| The four arrested teenagers are being questioned at Antrim Serious Crime Suite. | The four arrested teenagers are being questioned at Antrim Serious Crime Suite. |
| Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room on 02890 561880, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. | Anyone with information is asked to call the incident room on 02890 561880, or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111. |