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| Man still critical after beating | Man still critical after beating |
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| A 27-year-old man remains critically ill after he was beaten by a gang of at least eight masked men in a paramilitary-style attack. | A 27-year-old man remains critically ill after he was beaten by a gang of at least eight masked men in a paramilitary-style attack. |
| It happened at the Londonderry home of Gary Jarvis and his partner Amanda Coyle just before midnight on Tuesday. | It happened at the Londonderry home of Gary Jarvis and his partner Amanda Coyle just before midnight on Tuesday. |
| He tried to escape but the gang chased him and beat him with baseball bats. | He tried to escape but the gang chased him and beat him with baseball bats. |
| Mr Jarvis suffered two broken legs and fractures to his skull and face in the attack at Derryview Terrace in the city's Gobnascale area. | Mr Jarvis suffered two broken legs and fractures to his skull and face in the attack at Derryview Terrace in the city's Gobnascale area. |
| On Wednesday night, he was described as "still in a critical condition" by staff at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. | On Wednesday night, he was described as "still in a critical condition" by staff at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. |
| In Christian society there is no room for this sort of attack any more Father Michael McGaughey | |
| Amanda Coyle, who was at home with the couple's nine-year-old daughter when the gang burst in, said it was the most terrifying experience of her life. | Amanda Coyle, who was at home with the couple's nine-year-old daughter when the gang burst in, said it was the most terrifying experience of her life. |
| "I was locked in the bathroom and I couldn't get out. I could hear him squealing but I couldn't help him," she said. | "I was locked in the bathroom and I couldn't get out. I could hear him squealing but I couldn't help him," she said. |
| "And then he got out of the bedroom and I tried to go and help him, but I got pushed back in. | "And then he got out of the bedroom and I tried to go and help him, but I got pushed back in. |
| "Then after I seen them going, I went round to help him, but at that stage he was already knocked out." | "Then after I seen them going, I went round to help him, but at that stage he was already knocked out." |
| The parish priest, Father Michael McGaughey, said he was shocked by the level of violence used against Mr Jarvis. | |
| "We have to say that in Christian society there is no room for this sort of attack any more. | |
| "We pray for the speedy recovery of the young man and we ask people just to support together and work together to overcome such vicious attacks in our society," he said. | |
| The PSNI are investigating the incident and have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. | The PSNI are investigating the incident and have appealed for anyone with information to contact them. |
| A spokesperson from Sinn Féin described the attack as "brutal", and said anyone with information should go to the police. | A spokesperson from Sinn Féin described the attack as "brutal", and said anyone with information should go to the police. |