Village mourns as assault victim loses battle for life

A YOUNG man who was robbed of his mobile phone and €40 in cash died yesterday from injuries sustained in the attack.

Liam McGowan, 22 and from the Co Leitrim village of Killough, had been on a life-support machine since the assault on August 20 last.

Killough parish priest Fr Thomas Keoghan said the death highlighted the “terrible violence in society and the lack of respect for human life”.