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Third arrest over fight death | |
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A third man has been arrested in connection with the death of a man in Portstewart, County Londonderry at the weekend. | |
The 19-year-old was arrested in Coleraine on Monday morning. Police are also continuing to question two men aged 20 and 31. | |
Trevor Spiers was injured in a fight outside the Havana nightclub, part of Shenanigans bar, on the Promenade shortly before 0200 GMT on Sunday. | Trevor Spiers was injured in a fight outside the Havana nightclub, part of Shenanigans bar, on the Promenade shortly before 0200 GMT on Sunday. |
Mr Spiers later died in hospital. | |
SDLP East Derry assembly member John Dallat said the death was "shocking". | 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. |