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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Black

REVEALED: Priest in serious but stable condition following attack in downpatrick b87380bd d7ac 4563 8b90 8f0e15f74940 | Rare Historical Photos

Police Service of Northern Ireland officers and a scenes of crime officer outside St Patrick’s Church in Downpatrick - (PA Wire)

A priest was subjected to a brutal attack in his own church the week before he was to retire.

Father John Murray was reportedly struck on the head at St Patrick’s Church in Downpatrick, Co Down, on Sunday.

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