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‘I can’t believe they said I killed my son’

A West Belfast mother has spoken of her heartbreak at losing her baby son to cot death – just a year after her daughter narrowly escaped death from meningitis.

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It’s a buyer’s market as new report logs prices

There was some good news for prospective house buyers this week as a new report revealed that the average price of a house in West Belfast has dropped by almost six per cent to £105,121

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Huge crowd supports Marian

Thousands of people took to the streets of West Belfast on Sunday as part of a march and rally in support of veteran West Belfast republican Marian Price.

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Autistic boy misses out on special school place

A West Belfast mother has spoken of her disappointment and anger after learning that her severely disabled son will not be able to attend a specialised primary school in the Belfast area.

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Gun victim was taken from the house where his dad was murdered

The INLA were behind the shooting of a 28-year-old whose dad was murdered 16 years ago in the same street. At around 10.25pm on Tuesday night the victim received gunshot wounds to his legs and injuries to his head at Thames Court off the Falls Road after he was dragged from his home.

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Dead son’s body part was retained

A WEST Belfast father has spoken of his “total devastation” after the Police Ombudsman’s Office informed his family that they still have a part of the body of his son who died ten years ago. As part of a recent Police Ombudsman internal audit, it was discovered that in a number of cases the next of kin of deceased persons had not been informed that body parts and samples had been taken and retained between 2001 and 2006.

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