Hundreds expected at funeral of murdered teen

The 15-year-old Catholic schoolboy who was beaten to death by a loyalist gang in Ballymena earlier this month is due to laid to rest in the Co Antrim town later today.

The 15-year-old Catholic schoolboy who was beaten to death by a loyalist gang in Ballymena earlier this month is due to laid to rest in the Co Antrim town later today.

Michael McIlveen's cortege will be followed by hundreds of people from the catholic and protestant communities shocked at the barbarity of the sectarian killing.

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