CROWDS GATHER TO BRING KEVIN HOME; OLD FIRM MURDER: Tearful tributes to dad of four.Byline: VICTORIA MCMAHON; JILLY BEATTIE FACES etched with grief, the sons of murdered Kevin McDaid brought their father home last night. Neighbours in the Heights area of Coleraine, Co Derry, poured out on to the streets to pay their respects as the community worker's body was carried into his Somerset Drive home. It had been five days since son Ryan cradled his dying dad in his arms, yards from the safety of his home, after being attacked by a loyalist mob. And Mr McDaid's cousin Peter Neil who was also beaten by the mob, helped carry the coffin past the floral and Celtic tributes attached to the railings outside the terraced house. His injuries were still visible almost a week on. The sad silence was broken by the shuffles of shoes as the coffin was gently carried into the family home. The sound of weeping relatives and neighbours as they came face to face with their loss was a stark reminder of how the community has been left reeling. In sharp contrast to the mournful mourn·ful adj. 1. Feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful. 2. Causing or suggesting sadness or melancholy: the mournful sound of a train whistle. quiet thumping band music wafted across the river when the controversial loyalist march paraded on the other side of the bridge minutes later. Hundreds are expected to attend the Mr McDaid's funeral on Monday . His distraught family have lodged a formal complaint about the behaviour of the PSNI PSNI Police Service of Northern Ireland (UK) PSNI Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland PSNI Professional Systems Network, Inc. on the night Mr McDaid died. They said they appreciated attempts made by two police officers to revive the dad of four and praised the efforts of hospital staff to help the injured. But they claimed that the PSNI failed to protect Mr McDaid as he was being beaten. Their complaint states that officers who were in negotiations with loyalists before the attack had been warned there would be violence if their demands were not met. Despite that, the family has said police failed properly to protect the people who were later targeted. And while Chief Constable Noun 1. Chief Constable - the head of the police force in a county (or similar area) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; Sir Hugh Sir Hugh is Child ballad 155. Synopsis Some boys are playing with a ball, in Lincoln. They accidentally throw it over the wall of a Jew's house (or castle). The daughter of the Jew comes out, dressed in green, and beckons to a boy to come in to fetch it. Orde has already referred the case to the Ombudsman, the McDaid family said the community was not given adequate protection. Six men were charged on Thursday with Mr McDaid's murder during a series of court appearances at Ballymena. The suspects denied the charge. They, and another two men, also denied the attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. of Damien Fleming Damien William Fleming (born April 24, 1970, Bentley, Western Australia) is a former Australian cricketer who played in 20 Tests and 88 ODIs from 1994 to 2001. He has been recognised as one of Australia's premier pace bowlers, an expert in the art of swing bowling. , 46. Yesterday, the McDaid family said: "The family do seek to make a formal complaint to the Police Ombudsman. "We are appreciative that of his own volition vo·li·tion n. 1. The act or an instance of making a conscious choice or decision. 2. A conscious choice or decision. 3. The power or faculty of choosing; the will. the Chief Constable has already referred this matter to the Police Ombudsman for investigation. "Kevin's murder should not have occurred and these tragic circumstances surrounding his murder and the attack on Damien Fleming need not have occurred." The PSNI has already defended the handling of events on Sunday, but said it could not comment further since the issues were now being examined by the Ombudsman. Officers have said they were involved in talks with members of the Catholic and Protestant communities in Coleraine on Sunday in a bid to defuse tensions before violence flared. A spokesman for Mr McDaid's relatives said: "The family are concerned that the PSNI were involved in negotiations with a number of persons perceived to be from the loyalist community on Sunday May 24. There are concerns regarding the nature of these negotiations and the attendant risk that threats were made by individuals from this background to police that unless certain conditions were met or adhered to there was a risk of violence. "It is a fundamental tenet of society that individuals such as these should not bear undue influence and dictate the terms of law and order. "We are further concerned that given the knowledge of the threat, we and our neighbours were not properly protected. "We want the community to support the police, but police must also support the community. "In the aftermath of this heinous hei·nous adj. Grossly wicked or reprehensible; abominable: a heinous crime. [Middle English, from Old French haineus, from haine, hatred, from murder and given the fragility of Mr Fleming's condition, tensions are extremely high. "A further death threat has also been served on our family. "This should not be the legacy of Kevin's death and it is not what he would have wanted. "Kevin lived helping others, trying to bridge the divide that exists in our community and trying to join it together, in death it should not be pushed further apart." CAPTION(S): HEAVY BURDEN Ryan, front left, and cousin Peter, back left, carry coffin yesterday BLESSING Coffin at McDaid house PEACEFUL Band parade nearby Somerset Drive, Coleraine Yesterday |
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