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Three people have now been arrested following the murder of a man in west Belfast in front of his heavily pregnant wife. | |
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 30-year-old victim's wife gave birth just hours later. The couple's two other children were in the house. A murder inquiry is under way and the area remains cordoned off. | |
The attack happened at about 0200 GMT on Thursday. | The attack happened at about 0200 GMT on Thursday. |
The man's vehicle was smashed by the gang as they left. | The man's vehicle was smashed by the gang as they left. |
His brother spoke of the family's shock. | 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 the family have been previously attacked. | |
Police arrested two men, aged 32 and 37, at separate addresses in Londonderry. | |
They later arrested a 68-year-old woman, also in Derry | |
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. |