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| Hit-and-run victim a 'man of many talents' | Hit-and-run victim a 'man of many talents' |
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| The family of a County Down man killed in a hit-and-run accident in New York have remembered him as a "man of many talents" who touched people's lives. | The family of a County Down man killed in a hit-and-run accident in New York have remembered him as a "man of many talents" who touched people's lives. |
| Kevin Bell, 26, from Newry, who worked as a butcher, was knocked down in the Bronx district early on Sunday. | Kevin Bell, 26, from Newry, who worked as a butcher, was knocked down in the Bronx district early on Sunday. |
| He was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital. | He was pronounced dead after being taken to hospital. |
| Relatives have also spoken of the huge amount of support they have received from the local community. | Relatives have also spoken of the huge amount of support they have received from the local community. |
| Mr Bell's brother-in-law, Paul McParland, said: "His family were involved in a lot of things, from Gaelic football and the arts. He was a butcher in a local shop in Newry." | Mr Bell's brother-in-law, Paul McParland, said: "His family were involved in a lot of things, from Gaelic football and the arts. He was a butcher in a local shop in Newry." |
| He said two members of the family were travelling home from Australia. | He said two members of the family were travelling home from Australia. |
| "There's been a huge amount of support from the local community and all over the world," he added. | "There's been a huge amount of support from the local community and all over the world," he added. |
| "Kevin was a well travelled fellow, everywhere he went he has touched people." | |
| Mr Bell's friend, James McCaffrey, said a fund had been set up to help the family pay the costs of bringing his body home. | Mr Bell's friend, James McCaffrey, said a fund had been set up to help the family pay the costs of bringing his body home. |
| "It's hard enough to grieve in a circumstance like this, but it's definitely an added pressure to come up with such funds at such short notice," he said. | "It's hard enough to grieve in a circumstance like this, but it's definitely an added pressure to come up with such funds at such short notice," he said. |
| "There's so much logistics that need to be done, with regards to just getting him home and say the final farewell." | "There's so much logistics that need to be done, with regards to just getting him home and say the final farewell." |
| Another friend, Niall Duffy, said the support given to the family was an indication of Kevin's popularity. | Another friend, Niall Duffy, said the support given to the family was an indication of Kevin's popularity. |
| "It's just phenomenal. The amount of people that knew him and thought highly of him. It's a real reflection of what sort of person he was," he said. | "It's just phenomenal. The amount of people that knew him and thought highly of him. It's a real reflection of what sort of person he was," he said. |