Co Down community ‘shaken and upset’ after priest attack and death of man

Bishop Alan McGuckian leads a mass at St Colmcille’s Church in Downpatrick, Co Down, following the sudden death of Stephen Brannigan and an attack on priest Father John Murray in the town (Liam McBurney/PA)

A community in Co Down has been “shaken and upset deeply” by the attack on a priest and the death of a man at the weekend, Bishop Alan McGuckian has said.

Father John Murray was struck on the head in a brutal attack at St Patrick’s Church in Downpatrick on Sunday.