A MERCILESS thug "unleashed a mob" that subjected a man to a vicious beating before leaving him lying in the road where he was run over and killed, a court heard yesterday.

Details of the horrific attack emerged as John Richard Stewart, 45, was given seven years in jail after admitting the manslaughter of Scotsman Ronald Mackie who was killed when a row erupted after a band parade outside Tobermore United Football Club in 2006.

Jailed along with Stewart, from Maghera, Co Derry, was Paul Johnston, 23, from Castledawson, who was given four years for the manslaughter of the 36-year-old Scotsman.

Two other Maghera men, 33-year-old Thomas Colgan and Dean Milligan, 21, who admitted fighting with Mr Mackie outside the club on July 29, 2006, were freed when their two-year jail terms were suspended for three years.

replica tag heruer watches Belfast Crown Court heard that the brutal and tragic incident may have started over a spilt drink at the end of a disco held after a loyalist flute band parade in Maghera. Sentencing the men yesterday Mr Justice Weir said Mr Mackie had been on a family visit which ended in his violent death when run over by a car after being attacked while he was "defenceless, alone and hopelessly outnumbered".

Outside court his mother Jean Struthers described Ronald as an uncle, a friend and a brother, and said that all she wanted to do now was to return home and try to get on with her life.

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Earlier she had listened as a gumchewing, unremorseful Stewart of King William III Crescent, Maghera, was described as the self- confessed "instigator" of the attack on her son.

Mr Justice Weir said but for Stewart's "terrible influence" that night Mr Mackie may still be alive today. He said: "You are the person responsible for unleashing this mob" and then watching what they did.

Mr Justice Weir said "whatever power" Stewart had over the gang of eight to 10 men who carried out the attack, he made "no effort" to use it to stop it or to flag down the approaching car.

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He told Stewart: "Your behaviour was cowardly, despicable, merciless and its consequences fatal".

Turning to Johnston, from Park View in Castledawson, Mr Justice Weir said his involvement may have stemmed from a mistaken belief that a bottle which struck him had come from Mr Mackie.

The judge said that a "remorseful and shamed" Johnston joined in the attack but struck Mr Mackie only once and before he was on the road.

However, said Mr Justice Weir, Johnston had then "stood looking on while others attacked him" and did nothing to stop the assault, or the oncoming car or to help pull him to safety.

COWARDLY

Milligan, from Crew Road, Maghera, who was only aged 18 at the time and had intellectual limitations, had "followed" the gang to see what was happening.

However, Mr Justice Weir said he had "struck him two blows", although afterwards Milligan was found crying in the carpark of the football club.

The judge said of the four men only one, Colgan - Stewart's nephew, also from King William III Crescent, Maghera - tried to flag down the car which ran over Mr Mackie.

Mr Justice Weir added Colgan had earlier taken it upon himself to stop one of Mr Mackie's friends from helping him and that his ad
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A FORMER Grafton teenager has died tragically after being hit by a car in a freak accident at Port Macquarie on Friday night.

Seventeen-year-old Mitchell Voysey was walking east on Lake Road, Port Macquarie, with three friends about 11.35pm when they were approached by four men in a red Toyota Corolla.

The driver of the Corolla allegedly stopped the car near the group and with his three male passengers approached the group and an altercation took place.

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The teen was rushed by ambulance to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle with serious injuries but his life support was turned off 11pm Saturday.

His 20-year-old friend was king hit during the incident and airlifted to St George Hospital in a serious condition. Four males from Herrons Creek and Port Macquarie will face charges, including manslaughter, in court today after being arrested at the weekend.

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"He lived life to the full and loved spending time with family and friends, fishing and playing golf, especially with his mate, Travis.

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His funeral will be held in Port Macquarie at a date to be announced.

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1st Ld: China confirms death of all its 8 police officers buried in Haiti quake

BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The bodies of all eight Chinese police officers buried under a collapsed building in the Haiti quake had been found as of early Sunday morning Beijing time, the Ministry of Public Security said.

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The first body was found at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 16 Beijing time after more than 80 hours of search and rescue work, and the other seven were retrieved from 10:42 p.m. to 3:56 a.m. Jan. 17 under the joint efforts of the Chinese rescue team, the Chinese peacekeeping force in Haiti and several foreign rescue teams, the ministry's emergency response work team announced Sunday.

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Of the victims, four were officers of China's peacekeeping force in Haiti and the rest were in a team sent by the ministry to Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, for peacekeeping consultations, according to the ministry.

The team arrived in the Caribbean city Tuesday afternoon. The eight were meeting UN officials in a UN building when the 7.3- magnitude quake struck on Tuesday.

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According to the ministry, the bodies will be transferred back to China as soon as possible.

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1st Ld: China announces 18 million yuan additional aid to Haiti

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said Sunday that China would provide medical supplies worth 18 million yuan (2.64 million U.S. dollars) in additional aid to quake-ravaged Haiti.

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Also onboard the plane would be four Chinese peace-keeping police officers, replacing the four who were killed in the earthquake. China maintains a 125-member peacekeeping force in Haiti.

The chartered flight was expected to arrive at Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince at 3 p.m. Monday local time, it said.

The MOC statement also said the 40 medical personnel came from China's military medical system and 70 percent of them had participated in previous UN peacekeeping missions.

Many of them had been involved in the massive rescue mission after the deadly 8.0-magnitude Wenchuan earthquake on May 12, 2008, which left about 87,000 people dead or missing, it said.

According to the MOC, with the 18 million yuan of additional aid, China replica breitling watches has so far provided humanitarian aid worth 48 million yuan in materials and other supplies to Haiti, in addition to 3.6 million U.S. dollars in cash to the Caribbean country, after it was hit by a 7.3-magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, which had killed more than 110,000 people so far.

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1st LD: Chadian president urges rebels in Sudan's Darfur to abandon violence

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KHARTOUM, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno on Tuesday urged rebels in the restive western Sudanese region of Darfur to abandon violence, saying that the peace talks currently underway in Doha, Qatar, were the ideal platform to resolving the Darfur conflicts.

Addressing a gathering of Sudanese politicians and representatives of the Chadian community in Sudan, and with Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir standing beside him, the Chadian president noted that "the Darfur crisis can not be resolved replica hublot watches through military ways, and I urgently call on the armed men in Darfur to stop the hostilities".

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Deby also asked the Sudanese government to exercise "sufficient flexibility" in the peace negotiations. saying that "the Doha track, which is supported by Chad without any reservation, is the most suitable choice for realizing peace in the region."

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Good morning, and welcome to a chilly Thursday.

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Speaking of weather, Reporter Stephen T. Watson takes a lighthearted look at what advice snow-tested Western New Yorkers can give to mid-Atlantic residents.

The Erie County Legislature will take public comments tonight on downsizing proposals. Read Reporter Matthew Spina's report here.

Senior Sports Columnist Jerry Sullivan, who's chatting online today at 1 p.m., takes a look at Bills management's capacity to evaluate young talent.

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Takahisa Oguchi of Japan practices during the second Men's Single Luge training run at the Whistler Sliding Centre ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics on Wednesday in Whistler, Canada. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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The Vancouver Olympics start tomorrow, and here's Alan Pergament's guide for catching the best of what will be on the tube.

For the rest of what's happening today, including a variety of music and other entertainment, check out Good Morning, Buffalo.

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WHISTLER, B.C. - Russell's Jon Montgomery became the toast of Canada on Friday night with the race of his life to win gold in men's skeleton at the Vancouver Olympics.

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"Yes! Yes!! YESSSSSSSS!!!!" Montgomery shouted, pumping his fist as Latvian rival Martin Dukurs faded in the final run through the punishing, high-speed turns of the Whistler Sliding Centre course to finish a fraction of a second short of Montgomery.

"It feels ... is stupendous a word? It's outrageous, unbelievable," he said. "All those things rolled into a big ball. It's bearing down on me. I don't have words to describe it. ..."I said to myself coming up the out run that that's gotta be close to good enough."

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"I replica breitling watches don't even know what my speeds were. ... I don't know what my start was," he told CTV. "But I certainly didn't leave anything on the track. I let it all hang out."

The heavily favoured Martins Dukurs of Latvia - the World Cup leader - slammed into walls in an ill-fated final run and settled for silver in a time of 3:29.80, just seven one-hundredths back.

"I'm a little disappointed with the last run, but not disappointed about the result. When I came here I thought top three would be great," said Dukurs.

Montgomery was fifth on the World Cup circuit this season, but won gold in Cesana, Italy and was competing in his first Olympics.

Dukurs, however, has been a machine. He won half the races, missed the podium just once and was never worse than fifth. But Friday was Montgomery's night, giving Canada its lone medal of the day and eighth of these Olympics.

"I was biting my nails for sure," said Montgomery, recalling watching Dukurs come down for the final run. "I started to realize there was a possibility that I could win this race on his exit into Corner 7. Those (interval) numbers got lower and lower until he was in the plus side and I lost my mind."

Alexander Tretyakov of Russia won bronze in a combined time of 3:30.75. Calgary's Jeff Pain, the 2006 Olympic silver medallist, ended up ninth in a time of 3:31.86. Toronto's Michael links of london charms Douglas got disqualified because of a snafu in the inspection area before the start of the race.

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From 1D: Canada hosted the Winter Olympics once in the 20th century, in 1988 in Calgary. Canada had hosted the summer olympics once also, Montreal back in 1976.

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10 years ago (2000): The University of Mary women's basketball team clinched the NDCAC championship with an 84-55 win over Valley City State.

Lisa Maus led the Marauders with 21 points, while Jessica Anderson had 17 and Thai Goecke chipped in 10. Jolene Gartner had a team-high nine rebounds.

"Our girls have worked hard to get where they're at," U-Mary coach Roger Haug said.

In the men's game, the Marauders beat the Vikings 111-87.

Wes Kellogg and Kurt Schwamp scored 21 points each for U-Mary, while Nathan Goracke tallied 16. Tanner Albers added 13, while Doug Wick chipped in 10 points.

"We hit some shots and everything feeds off that," Marauders coach Jim Feeney said.

20 years ago (1990): The United Tribes men's basketball team got the best of Bismarck State in overtime, 111-102.

Dale Hall threw in 35 points for the Thunderbirds, while Doug Yankton and Ben Lovan added 19 each. Ray Moore added 14 and Trevor Kuntz chipped in 11 points.

Brent Ruff led the Mystics with 27 points, while Troy Parks added 22. Leon Leier chipped in 11 points, while Paul Cook and Mike Heihn contributed 10 each.

50 years ago (1960): In Class B boys basketball, Mott stopped Elgin 87-42, Fort Yates beat Glen Ullin 91-55 and Strasburg fell to Herried, S.D., 54-53.

David Lince topped the Cardinals with 19, Dave Friez had 14 and Lyle Luchsinger and Jack Grant added 11. Jerry Rivinius topped the Dutchmen with 17 points.

Farrell poured in 32 points for the Warriors and Running Hawk had 18, while Gates chipped in 17 and Lawrence tallied 10. Ungerecht and Staiger led Glen Ullin with 13 points each.

Roy Senger topped the Clippers with 23 points, while Bauman added 12 and Burgad came through with 11.

TV today

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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6 p.m.

ESPN - Connecticut at Villanova

8 p.m.

ESPN - Kansas at Texas A&M

OLYMPICS

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NBC - Men's snowboard: snowboard cross; men's cross country: 15km individual Gold Medal final; women's cross country: 10km individual Gold Medal final, at Vancouver, British Columbia

4:30 p.m.

MSNBC - Women's ice hockey: Canada vs. Switzerland, at Vancouver, British Columbia

7 p.m.

NBC - LIVE: figure skating: pairs Gold Medal final; men's speed skating: 500m Gold Medal final; SAME-DAY TAPE: men's snowboard: cross Gold Medal final, at Vancouver, British Columbia

11:35 p.m.

NBC - Women's luge; Award Ceremonies, at Vancouver, British Columbia (delayed tape)

2 a.m.

MSNBC - Women's ice hockey: Sweden vs. Slovakia, at Vancouver, British Columbia (delayed tape)

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

6 p.m.

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