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19/01/2012
Teens Arrested Over Sectarian Attack Released
Three teens arrested in connection with an assault in Belfast at the start of January have been released on bail.
The 13-year-old and two 15-year-old boys were arrested over an incident in the Village area when extras on a film set claimed they were attacked.
The youths have been released pending further inquiries, police said.
The Background
One victim, 18-year-old James Turley was working as a film extra on the set of ‘The Good Man’ in South Belfast when he was attacked.
The Irish News reported that the Catholic teenager was left for dead after the attack with the victim reporting that one of his attackers said: "That’s enough I think he is dead".
Mr Turley, from Short Strand, said he was confronted by a group of people as filming for a scene as Frenchpark Street was completed. He and four other friends, also extras in the film, were surrounded whilst trying to get into their car.
The gang smashed one of the car windows and pulled off a wing mirror.
Mr Turley ran from the scene but was caught. He described how the gang beat him and jumped on his head and at one point he was knocked out. At this point his attackers stopped.
Later Mr Turley managed to flag down a motorist who drove him to the Royal Victoria Hospital.
(LB)
The 13-year-old and two 15-year-old boys were arrested over an incident in the Village area when extras on a film set claimed they were attacked.
The youths have been released pending further inquiries, police said.
The Background
One victim, 18-year-old James Turley was working as a film extra on the set of ‘The Good Man’ in South Belfast when he was attacked.
The Irish News reported that the Catholic teenager was left for dead after the attack with the victim reporting that one of his attackers said: "That’s enough I think he is dead".
Mr Turley, from Short Strand, said he was confronted by a group of people as filming for a scene as Frenchpark Street was completed. He and four other friends, also extras in the film, were surrounded whilst trying to get into their car.
The gang smashed one of the car windows and pulled off a wing mirror.
Mr Turley ran from the scene but was caught. He described how the gang beat him and jumped on his head and at one point he was knocked out. At this point his attackers stopped.
Later Mr Turley managed to flag down a motorist who drove him to the Royal Victoria Hospital.
(LB)
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