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| A man was murdered in his bed in west Belfast in front of his heavily pregnant wife, his brother has said. | A man was murdered in his bed in west Belfast in front of his heavily pregnant wife, his brother has said. |
| The man, who was from the Travelling community, was attacked with machetes and hatchets by a gang who burst into his house at Fallswater Street. | The man, who was from the Travelling community, was attacked with machetes and hatchets by a gang who burst into his house at Fallswater Street. |
| The couple's two other children were in the house. The 30-year-old victim's wife gave birth just hours later. | The couple's two other children were in the house. The 30-year-old victim's wife gave birth just hours later. |
| A murder inquiry is under way and the area remains cordoned off. Two people have been arrested. | |
| The attack happened at about 0200 GMT on Thursday. | |
| The man's vehicle was smashed by the gang as they left. | |
| His brother spoke of the family's shock. | |
| "At two or three o'clock this morning they booted his door and murdered him in his bed for nothing," he said. | "At two or three o'clock this morning they booted his door and murdered him in his bed for nothing," he said. |
| "His wife was injured to the back of her head, a cut to the back. They have only been there about two or three months. It's a terrible loss." | "His wife was injured to the back of her head, a cut to the back. They have only been there about two or three months. It's a terrible loss." |
| According to relatives, other members of his family have been previously attacked. | According to relatives, other members of his family have been previously attacked. |
| Police later arrested two men, aged 32 and 37, at separate addresses in Londonderry. | |
| Detectives are appealing for anyone who observed what is believed to have been a large, dark car leaving the area at the time to contact them. | Detectives are appealing for anyone who observed what is believed to have been a large, dark car leaving the area at the time to contact them. |