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| Shot man was convicted criminal | |
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| A man shot in a paramilitary-style attack on Wednesday night was convicted in relation to an assault in which a west Belfast greengrocer was killed. | |
| Patrick Crossan was involved in the attack on Harry Holland in 2007. | |
| At about 1830 GMT on Wednesday Crossan was bundled into a car in the Hillman Street area of north Belfast. | |
| He was driven around for a short time before being taken to Carrigart Avenue in the west of the city where he was shot. | He was driven around for a short time before being taken to Carrigart Avenue in the west of the city where he was shot. |
| He was taken to hospital where his injuries are described as not life threatening. | |
| Police have appealed for information on 0845 6008000. | Police have appealed for information on 0845 6008000. |
| Stabbed | |
| Dissident republicans have been blamed for a spate of similar shootings across Northern Ireland in recent months. | Dissident republicans have been blamed for a spate of similar shootings across Northern Ireland in recent months. |
| Mr Holland, 65, was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver near his home in Norfolk Drive in September 2007. | |
| Earlier this year Stephen McKee, from Ballymurphy Road was told he must serve at least 12 years of a life sentence for the murder. | |
| Crossan, whose address was given as Willowbank Gardens in west Belfast, was sentenced to four years for attempted affray and having an offensive weapon. | |
| A 17-year-old girl was placed on a probation order for two years. | |
| She had admitted charges of affray and common assault. |