Don’t give in to thugs, urges father of murdered teen

THE father of a Belfast teenager who was stabbed to death last night urged members of the public to reclaim the streets from violent thugs.

Jim Devlin, whose 15-year-old son Thomas was knifed five times in the back in front of friends on Wednesday night, said his family had been plunged into a living hell by the brutal killing.

But he insisted the murder should not deter members of the public from going out in Belfast.