Teenager's killing 'raises questions about society'

Paul O'Hare

Teenager's killing 'raises questions about society'
Thu, 18 Aug, 2005 - 01:00

Thomas Devlin was stabbed in the back five times as he returned to his home in north Belfast with two friends after a visit to a local shop to buy sweets.

The teenager's parents, Jim and Penny, were joined by dozens of Belfast Royal Academy pupils for his funeral service at the Church of the Resurrection yesterday.

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