{"id":381196,"date":"2025-08-28T23:41:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T23:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/381196\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T23:41:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T23:41:18","slug":"nine-murders-nine-weeks-does-northern-ireland-have-a-violence-problem-allison-morris-and-liam-tunney-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/381196\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine murders, nine weeks: Does Northern Ireland have a violence problem? | Allison Morris and Liam Tunney report"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest death in Newcastle brings NI\u2019s murder total to 12 so far in 2025\n<\/p>\n

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Police at the scene of a murder in the Slievenabrock Avenue area of Newcastle on August 25th 2025 (Photo by Kevin Scott)<\/p>\n

The death of a man in Newcastle brings the number of people murdered in Northern Ireland in the past nine weeks to nine, with twelve people murdered so far this year.<\/p>\n

In the latest incident, 84-year-old pensioner Sean Small was found dead in his Newcastle home on Sunday night. The PSNI says that he was last seen alive on the 19th August.<\/p>\n

The week before, a west Belfast father was stabbed to death in his home. Named locally as Shane Lowry, the 32-year-old’s brother has been charged with the killing.<\/p>\n

The murders have affected a range of areas across Northern Ireland, and victims have included men, women and children \u2013 the youngest victim a 13-year-old girl.<\/p>\n

With the latest information and to analyse the events of recent weeks, Ciar\u00e1n Dunbar is joined by the Belfast Telegraph\u2019s Liam Tunney and our Crime Correspondent, Allison Morris.<\/p>\n

Nine murders in nine weeks: Northern Ireland\u2019s problems with violence continue <\/p>\n

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