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| Eamonn Magee Jr: Police given more time to question man | Eamonn Magee Jr: Police given more time to question man |
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| Police investigating the murder of professional boxer Eamonn Magee Jr have been granted more time to question a 32-year-old man. | Police investigating the murder of professional boxer Eamonn Magee Jr have been granted more time to question a 32-year-old man. |
| The victim, who was the son of former WBU welterweight champion Eamonn Magee Sr, was stabbed on the outskirts of west Belfast on Saturday morning. | The victim, who was the son of former WBU welterweight champion Eamonn Magee Sr, was stabbed on the outskirts of west Belfast on Saturday morning. |
| Police said he was stabbed "a number of times" in the back garden of a friend's house in Summerhill Park, Twinbrook. | Police said he was stabbed "a number of times" in the back garden of a friend's house in Summerhill Park, Twinbrook. |
| Detectives believe his killer had been "lying in wait" for him. | Detectives believe his killer had been "lying in wait" for him. |
| 'Murder weapon' | 'Murder weapon' |
| Det Ch Insp John McVea, who is leading the murder investigation, described the attack as "vicious". | Det Ch Insp John McVea, who is leading the murder investigation, described the attack as "vicious". |
| He told reporters that a knife believed to have been used in the attack went missing from a property nearby. | He told reporters that a knife believed to have been used in the attack went missing from a property nearby. |
| Despite ongoing searches, it has not yet been found, but police displayed a knife that they believe is "identical" to the murder weapon as part of their public appeal. | Despite ongoing searches, it has not yet been found, but police displayed a knife that they believe is "identical" to the murder weapon as part of their public appeal. |
| Mr McVea said the young boxer, who was an engineering student at Ulster University, was stabbed as he came out of his friend's house to check on a pizza delivery. | Mr McVea said the young boxer, who was an engineering student at Ulster University, was stabbed as he came out of his friend's house to check on a pizza delivery. |
| "Nobody would have known that Eamonn would have been coming out of the house to look for the pizza delivery, therefore we believe that the person was lying in wait for Eamonn as he would have come out of the house." | "Nobody would have known that Eamonn would have been coming out of the house to look for the pizza delivery, therefore we believe that the person was lying in wait for Eamonn as he would have come out of the house." |
| 'Promising future' | 'Promising future' |
| He said the victim's family has been "devastated" by the murder. | He said the victim's family has been "devastated" by the murder. |
| "Eamonn was so popular and had such a promising future ahead of him," Mr McVea said. | |
| "He won a number of fights in the early stages of his boxing career. He had a promising future and it is particularly sad for that to have been taken away so needlessly." | "He won a number of fights in the early stages of his boxing career. He had a promising future and it is particularly sad for that to have been taken away so needlessly." |
| Police said they want to hear from witnesses who were in the area between 01:30 BST and 03:00 BST on Saturday. | Police said they want to hear from witnesses who were in the area between 01:30 BST and 03:00 BST on Saturday. |
| "We believe the attack happened at 2.30 in the morning. But we believe the person may have been in the area for some time prior to the attack," Mr McVea said. | "We believe the attack happened at 2.30 in the morning. But we believe the person may have been in the area for some time prior to the attack," Mr McVea said. |
| He also appealed to anyone who saw a person leaving the vicinity of Beckett's Bar on the Stewartstown Road before making their way down through the Twinbrook estate during the early hours of Saturday. | He also appealed to anyone who saw a person leaving the vicinity of Beckett's Bar on the Stewartstown Road before making their way down through the Twinbrook estate during the early hours of Saturday. |
| The 32-year-old man who is being questioned about the attack was arrested in Dunmurry on Saturday. | The 32-year-old man who is being questioned about the attack was arrested in Dunmurry on Saturday. |