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Damian Fleming
A man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a sectarian attack that killed Kevin McDaid and left Damian Fleming fighting for his life.

The 34-year-old man was charged with the attempted murder of Damian Fleming, 46, who was critically injured when he was attacked by a loyalist mob in Coleraine last month.

Kevin McDaid, 49, was killed in the same attack in the Somerset Drive area of the town.

The man charged by police will appear at Coleraine Magistrates' Court on Friday morning.

Mr McDaid was killed yards from his home when sectarian violence flared after Rangers beat Celtic to the Scottish Premier League title.

Six men have been charged with the murder and, together with two more, with the attempted murder of Mr Fleming.

On Tuesday detectives investigating the case arrested a 41-year-old man for questioning.

The suspect was released on bail pending further police inquiries.

© Press Association

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