Man found dead in house and cleric left in serious condition after bottle attack
The church where Fr John Murray (inset) was attacked
A Co Down community has been left “devastated” after police launched a murder investigation that may be linked to a “brutal” attack on a priest shortly afterwards.
Fr John Murray was seriously assaulted just before he was about to celebrate his final Mass at St Patrick’s Church in Downpatrick after being asked to hear a man’s confession.