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| Man in his 20s killed in Twinbrook, Belfast, stabbing | Man in his 20s killed in Twinbrook, Belfast, stabbing |
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| Police are treating the death of a man in his early 20s in west Belfast as murder. | Police are treating the death of a man in his early 20s in west Belfast as murder. |
| The victim is understood to be Eamonn Magee jr, a professional boxer who is the son of former WBU welterweight champion Eamonn Magee sr. | |
| He is believed to have suffered stab wounds to the upper body. | |
| It happened at Summerhill Park in the Twinbrook area in the early hours of Saturday. | |
| "At this time police are treating this as a murder investigation. There are no further details at this time," police said. | "At this time police are treating this as a murder investigation. There are no further details at this time," police said. |
| IBF super-bantamweight champion Carl Frampton tweeted: "Absolutely terrible shocking news about Eamonn Magee Jr. May he RIP." | IBF super-bantamweight champion Carl Frampton tweeted: "Absolutely terrible shocking news about Eamonn Magee Jr. May he RIP." |
| Sinn Féin assembly member Jennifer McCann said: "A young man has tragically lost his life and no matter what, he's somebody's son. | Sinn Féin assembly member Jennifer McCann said: "A young man has tragically lost his life and no matter what, he's somebody's son. |
| "People are wakening up here this morning, they're seeing the cordoned off area, they're hearing the sad news, so people are very, very shocked and very saddened by this." | "People are wakening up here this morning, they're seeing the cordoned off area, they're hearing the sad news, so people are very, very shocked and very saddened by this." |