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Two men remanded over town murder

Sat Mar 29 04:51:58 UTC 2008

Town vigil for dead man's family

Sat Mar 29 10:00:51 UTC 2008

Two men have been remanded in custody charged with the murder of Shaun Fitzpatrick in Dungannon last weekend.

About 300 people have taken part in a prayer vigil in Dungannon to show solidarity with the family of Shaun Fitzpatrick.
They were Andrius Dunauskas, 21, of Lisnahall Road in Dungannon, and Raminas Balseris, 24, of Altmore Drive, Dungannon. The 32-year-old was found dead in an alleyway at Donaghmore Road in the town early on Easter Sunday.
Mr Fitzpatrick's body was found in an alleyway off the town's Donaghmore Road in the early hours of Sunday morning.Two men have been remanded in custody charged with his murder.
On Friday evening, about 300 people gathered in the town for a prayer vigil to show solidarity with his family.They are Andrius Dunauskas, 21, of Lisnahall Road in Dungannon, and Raminas Balseris, 24, of Altmore Drive, Dungannon.
Earlier, a detective told Dungannon magistrates court he could connect the two Lithuanian nationals to the charges.Mayor of Dungannon Barry Monteith said Friday evening's vigil was "a heartfelt reaction" to what had happened.
The 32-year-old, from the town's Lisnahull estate, had been beaten to death. "This is a very close knit community. We went through hard times in the past, unfortunately we thought days like these were over. But I think that it was important that people came together," he said.
Earlier on Friday, a detective told Dungannon magistrates court that he could connect the two Lithuanian nationals to the charges.
Mr Fitzpatrick, from the town's Lisnahull estate, had been beaten to death.
He was on his way home after a night out when he was attacked.He was on his way home after a night out when he was attacked.
The pair will appear in court again via video-link on 16 April.The pair will appear in court again via video-link on 16 April.