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Father fought in vain to save son

BY MICHAEL McGLADE
michael.mcglade@jpress.co.uk

Murdered pensioner laid to rest

A luxury break for two in Co Cork

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A FATHER has spoken of his heartbreak at having to choose a grave for his teenage son who was knocked down and killed close to his Co Down home on Friday night. David Preece, 15, died after he was struck by a car as he returned from his local shop to his home at Blackskull near Donaghcloney. The teenager (pictured), who was a twin brother of Amy, was rushed to Craigavon Area Hospital where he was later declared dead after emergency crews battled in

vain to save his life Last night his father Michael relived every parents nightmare, when he spoke of how he desperately tried to save his sons life. I got a call from his friend. He was hysterical. They had been walking back from the shop to our house when he got hit from behind, said Michael. Turn to page 7

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Sheila Acheson, the wife of murdered pensioner Bertie Acheson (inset), is helped out of church by her daughter and son-in-law, Sandra and Keith Creelman, during the PICTURE: Presseye funeral in Coleraine on Saturday. See pages 4&5

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