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| Manslaughter charge after Omagh assault victim dies | Manslaughter charge after Omagh assault victim dies |
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| Police have charged an 18-year-old man with manslaughter following the death of a man who had been assaulted in Omagh, County Tyrone, at the weekend. | Police have charged an 18-year-old man with manslaughter following the death of a man who had been assaulted in Omagh, County Tyrone, at the weekend. |
| Darren McBrearty, 28, was attacked in John Street in his home town at about 20:00 BST on Sunday. | Darren McBrearty, 28, was attacked in John Street in his home town at about 20:00 BST on Sunday. |
| He had been on a life support machine since the assault but died in hospital on Tuesday. | He had been on a life support machine since the assault but died in hospital on Tuesday. |
| The 18-year-old is due to appear at Dungannon Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. | The 18-year-old is due to appear at Dungannon Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. |
| Two men, aged 23 and 24, who were also arrested in connection with the assault were released on police bail on Tuesday, pending further enquiries. | Two men, aged 23 and 24, who were also arrested in connection with the assault were released on police bail on Tuesday, pending further enquiries. |
| 'Shock' | |
| Omagh councillor, Sean Begley, knew Mr McBrearty personally and said he was "a very highly respected young man within the Omagh area". | |
| The Sinn Féin representative said: "I would like to express my deepest sympathy to Darren's family and friends. Certainly no family should have to go through the trauma and suffering that Darren's family is presently going through as a result of what happened on Sunday night." | |
| Mr Begley added: "He was hard working, he had a great love for sport and I believe he was playing in his local hurling club on Sunday afternoon. | |
| "He had a great love for the Celtic football team and indeed, he had just won a major national martial arts tournament over in England over the past few months and he was certainly really well respected within his own peer group." | |
| "I've been speaking to many young people over the past number of days in the Omagh town area and they are really in a state of shock and disbelief at what has happened in these tragic circumstances," Mr Begley said. | |
| Safety initiatives | |
| Independent Omagh councillor Patrick McGowan also knew three generations of Mr McBrearty's family and described his death as a "terrible tragedy". | |
| The assault took place in the same street where County Monaghan teenager, Jason McGovern, was attacked on on New Year's Eve. The 19-year-old died shortly after the attack. | |
| Both councillors said they were working on initiatives to help make the town a safer place for young people to socialise in the evenings. |