Barbaric attack on couple

| Readers 4

Barbaric seems an inadequate adjective to describe this attack on a couple near Keady, County Armagh in which they were doused in flammable liquid and set on fire. The 21 year old woman is critically ill, the 33 year old man in a serious but stable condition, and the house gutted. And while there is little official indication yet of the “definite line of inquiry” the police are following, there was a suggestion on a UTV news report – not online – that the assault, or rather attempted murder, by a gang of up to six men, was not sectarian nor racist.. but might have been a so-called punishment attack. Adds The same suggestion is made by a local councillor on RTÉ radio[Realplayer audio] More Belfast Telegraph report – “Local people today blamed self-styled vigilantes for the attack” Update The RTÉ report has been updated and there’s not one, but two short Six One News reports[RealPlayer video] More BBC report update

Discover more from Slugger O'Toole

Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email.

Recent posts

Frank Schnittger

Ulster, Leinster, Munster, Connacht locked and loaded

Brian O'Neill

“What’s the unionist version of Ireland’s Future?”

Brian O'Neill

Founding member of the DUP says that fellow unionists agree with his belief a united Ireland is “inevitable”…

We are reader supported. Donate to keep Slugger lit!

For over 20 years, Slugger has been an independent place for debate and new ideas. We have published over 40,000 posts and over one and a half million comments on the site. Each month we have over 70,000 readers. All this we have accomplished with only volunteers we have never had any paid staff.

Slugger does not receive any funding, and we respect our readers, so we will never run intrusive ads or sponsored posts. Instead, we are reader-supported. Help us keep Slugger independent by becoming a friend of Slugger. While we run a tight ship and no one gets paid to write, we need money to help us cover our costs.

If you like what we do, we are asking you to consider giving a monthly donation of any amount, or you can give a one-off donation. Any amount is appreciated. 

Give a monthly donation Give a one-off donation