The Five Demands

Sono nove le persone arrestate in connessione con l’omicidio settario la cui vittima è stata il 49enne Kevin McDaid.
L’uomo, padre di quattro figli, sarebbe stato aggredito da una banda di circa 40 persone. Feriti anche la moglie ed un altro uomo. Evelyn ha riportato lividi e tagli alla testa, mentre Damien Fleming, 46 anni, si trova in ospedale tra la vita e la morte, dopo essere stato aggredito nei pressi di Pates Lane.
Non sono ancora chiare al momento le dinamiche dell’accaduto. Alcuni residenti della zona di Somerset Drive dicono che Kevin McDaid stesse intervenendo per cercare di impedire un altro attacco, altri invece sostengono si trovasse fuori per bandare ai propri figli.
Ryan, il figlio, ha dichiarato: “Mio padre era un uomo noto. Non ha mai fatto male a nessuno. Era ben voluto. Era un padre al 100%”.
La polizia sta trattando l’incidente come un tentato omicidio, ma ha avvertito che potrebbe ancora trattarsi di duplice omicidio.
Sciarpe del Celtic sono state legate alle ringhiere e fiori sono stati posati sulla scena dell’atroce attacco.
L’ispettore capo, detective Frankie Taylor, ha confermato che si è trattato di un omicido settario e che la vittima era conosciuta e ben voluta. “Kevin McDaid aveva 49 anni ed era padre di quattro figli nati da un matrimonio misto, ed è stato descritto come un uomo che avrebbe fatto qualsiasi cosa per chiunque”.

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Nine arrested over sectarian attack (The Huddersfield Examiner Daily Examiner)
Nine men have been arrested after a Catholic man was kicked to death by a sectarian mob in Northern Ireland.
The suspects were detained in Coleraine, Co Londonderry, as part of the hunt for the killers of Kevin McDaid, 49.
The father-of-four was targeted as he went to look for his children by a gang of up to 40 following a match between Glasgow Rangers and Celtic. His wife Evelyn and another man were also injured.
Celtic scarves were tied on railings and flowers left close to the scene of the savage attack.
Evelyn sustained bruising and cuts to the head, while another man is battling for life in hospital.
Mr McDaid’s son Ryan, 22, said: “My father was a well-known man. He never did anybody any harm. He was well-loved. He was a 100% father.”
The former plasterer and youth worker worked closely with the police. Flags had been recently removed from the area, Somerset Drive, a mainly Catholic estate, police said.
Some residents claimed he was trying to intervene to prevent another assault, others said he was out looking for his children, Ryan, Mark and Lee.
Damien Fleming, 46, was also taken to hospital with serious injuries after being assaulted in nearby Pates Lane during the disturbances. He is understood to have been targeted by a gang which arrived in cars from outside the area. Police are treating the incident as attempted murder but warned it could yet be a double killing.
Detective Chief Inspector Frankie Taylor confirmed the motive was sectarianism and said the victim was well-known and well-liked. “Mr Kevin McDaid was a 49-year-old father of four, in a mixed marriage, and has been described as a man who would do anything for anyone,” he said.