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| Two men are continuing to be questioned about the death of a 28-year-old man in Portstewart, County Londonderry, at the weekend. | Two men are continuing to be questioned about the death of a 28-year-old man in Portstewart, County Londonderry, at the weekend. |
| Trevor Spiers was injured in a fight outside the Havana nightclub, part of Shenanigans bar, on the Promenade shortly before 0200 GMT on Sunday. | |
| Police gave him first aid but he died later in hospital. Two men, aged 20 and 31, are being questioned. | Police gave him first aid but he died later in hospital. Two men, aged 20 and 31, are being questioned. |
| SDLP East Derry assembly member John Dallat said the death was "shocking". | |
| "I was in Portstewart a couple of hours before this death and no-one could have predicted that someone would lose their life later in the evening," he said. | "I was in Portstewart a couple of hours before this death and no-one could have predicted that someone would lose their life later in the evening," he said. |
| "Taxis were going about taking young people to various places of entertainment and the town was very peaceful. | "Taxis were going about taking young people to various places of entertainment and the town was very peaceful. |
| "It is hard to take that a young man would later be dead and a family plunged into mourning." | "It is hard to take that a young man would later be dead and a family plunged into mourning." |
| Sinn Fein's Billy Leonard said that Mr Spiers' family were "bound to be totally devastated". | Sinn Fein's Billy Leonard said that Mr Spiers' family were "bound to be totally devastated". |
| "Their son goes out to enjoy himself and he doesn't return home. It is totally sickening to think of," he said. | "Their son goes out to enjoy himself and he doesn't return home. It is totally sickening to think of," he said. |