British murder victim
Kevin Brendan McDaid (1960 – 24 May 2009) was a community worker in Coleraine, Northern Ireland who was killed by a mob outside his home on May 24, 2009.[1][2] The Police Service of Northern Ireland said the attack was sectarian.[1] His wife Evelyn was also attacked, as was a pregnant woman who pleaded with the attackers.[2][3] Evelyn McDaid subsequently appealed for no retaliation to be taken, pointing out that her husband would not want this and that theirs was a mixed marriage – he was Catholic, she Protestant.[4] Their neighbour Damien Fleming was also attacked and was hospitalised in a coma.[2][5]
- ^ a b Loyalist 'lynch mob' condemned over killing of Catholic, Dan Keenan, The Irish Times, 26 May 2009, retrieved 7 September 2009
- ^ a b c 'We knew this was coming' Archived 5 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Michael Clifford, Sunday Tribune, 31 May 2009, retrieved 8 September 2009
- ^ Catholic man Kevin McDaid beaten to death outside his home by 'football mob'[dead link], David Sharrock, The Times, 26 May 2009, retrieved 7 September 2009
- ^ Widow appeals for no retaliation, BBC News, 26 May 2009, retrieved 7 September 2009
- ^ Coleraine Assault Victim Ready To Quit, 4ni.co.uk, 7 September 2009, retrieved 8 September 2009