21/07/2005

Funeral of car park victim takes place

The funeral has taken place of a man who was murdered outside a Co Tyrone hotel at the weekend.

Sean Mimnagh, 21, died after being struck by a car which failed to stop at a car park outside Glengannon Hotel in Dungannon on Sunday.

Mr Mimnagh was buried in Greenhill cemetery after a service at Sacred Heart Church in Omagh on Thursday. He was a talented hurler and was well known in the local gaelic games community.

Gerard Patrick McKenna of Legane Road in Dungannon appeared at Dungannon Magistrates Court on Wednesday charged with Mr Mimnagh’s murder.

A detective told the court that when charged, Mr McKenna said: "I didn't mean to kill anybody".

The accused is due to appear in court via videolink again next month.

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