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| Pregnant wife sees husband killed | Pregnant wife sees husband killed |
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| Three people have been arrested after the murder of a man in west Belfast in front of his heavily pregnant wife. | Three people have been arrested after the murder of a man in west Belfast in front of his heavily pregnant wife. |
| John Mongan, 30, a member of the Travelling community, was attacked with machetes and hatchets by a gang who burst into his Fallswater Street home. | John Mongan, 30, a member of the Travelling community, was attacked with machetes and hatchets by a gang who burst into his Fallswater Street home. |
| The couple's two other children were also in the house on Thursday morning. | |
| Police arrested two men, aged 32 and 37, in Londonderry and later arrested a 68-year-old woman, also in Derry. | Police arrested two men, aged 32 and 37, in Londonderry and later arrested a 68-year-old woman, also in Derry. |
| The attack happened at about 0200 GMT. | |
| Mr Mongan's vehicle was smashed by the gang as they left. | Mr Mongan'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. |
| Police examined the scene after the attack | Police examined the scene after the attack |
| "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." | "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." |
| According to relatives, other members of the family have been previously attacked. | According to relatives, other members of the family have been previously attacked. |
| Police have appealed for calm in the area and for anyone with information to contact them. | Police have appealed for calm in the area and for anyone with information to contact them. |
| Derek Hanway, director of Murnia Tober Traveller Centre, said that people were appalled. | Derek Hanway, director of Murnia Tober Traveller Centre, said that people were appalled. |
| "The community is just in a state of shock," he said. | "The community is just in a state of shock," he said. |
| "Nobody can say what the motive is for this, but for a woman to see her husband murdered in such an awful fashion..." |