{"id":432053,"date":"2025-09-17T21:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T21:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/432053\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T21:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T21:01:18","slug":"barry-furfey-funeral-details-announced-for-lisburn-murder-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/432053\/","title":{"rendered":"Barry Furfey: Funeral details announced for Lisburn murder victim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom4 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop4\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\" data-testid=\"title-summary\">Mr Furfey died following an incident in the Co Antrim town on Monday\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lisburn murder victim Barry Furfey (42)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/b9626c7c-2b14-461c-8c67-28c0b67ff682.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Lisburn murder victim Barry Furfey (42)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scene of the incident on Wardsborough Road, Lisburn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1b7a0598-0cd2-4b90-8e1b-3f596c0820fe.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The scene of the incident on Wardsborough Road, Lisburn<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Lisburn murder victim Barry Furfey (42)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758142875_599_b9626c7c-2b14-461c-8c67-28c0b67ff682.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: The scene of the incident on Wardsborough Road, Lisburn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758142876_746_1b7a0598-0cd2-4b90-8e1b-3f596c0820fe.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The funeral for a man killed in Lisburn this week is to be held on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Barry Furfey (42) was killed during the early hours of Monday. Two people have since been charged with murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Mr Furfey was taken to hospital with critical injuries after the emergency services were called to an apartment complex on Wardsborough Road around 1am.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Police subsequently launched a murder probe into his death and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk\/news\/courts\/lisburn-man-barry-furfey-died-after-suffering-multiple-blunt-force-trauma-injuries-to-head-court-told\/a983781010.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">two people have appeared in court charged with his killing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A death notice for Mr Furfey indicated he will be buried on Saturday September 20 following 10am requiem mass at St Patrick\u2019s Church, Chapel Hill in Lisburn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">He was described as a \u201cmuch loved\u201d son, brother, grandson and uncle&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;Will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his daughter, son, mother, brother, sister and wider family circle. Safe In The Arms Of Jesus,\u201d added the notice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Police previously said Mr Furfey received medical treatment at the scene of Monday\u2019s incident, before being transferred to hospital, where he later died.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The scene of the incident on Wardsborough Road, Lisburn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1758142878_283_1b7a0598-0cd2-4b90-8e1b-3f596c0820fe.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The scene of the incident on Wardsborough Road, Lisburn<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A man and woman arrested following Mr Furfey\u2019s death have since appeared in court charged with murder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Jamie Spence (37) and Melissa Atkinson (38) appeared from custody at Craigavon Magistrates Court on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Spence, of no fixed abode in Belfast and Atkinson, of Wardsborough Road in Lisburn, were both remanded in custody to appear via video link at Lisburn Magistrates Court on October 13.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Tributes for Mr Furfey poured in online following confirmation of his death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">One woman described him as a \u201clovely fella\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Another tribute posted online read: &#8220;So sad. Barry was a lovely lad and quite would do anything for us. Rest easy, Barry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">&#8220;Totally sickened and saddened by this. Poor fella did not deserve this horrible death,\u201d said another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mr Furfey died following an incident in the Co Antrim town on Monday Lisburn murder victim Barry Furfey&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432054,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5011],"tags":[1211,1300,1144,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-432053","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-northern-ireland","8":"tag-antrim-news","9":"tag-liam-tunney","10":"tag-northern-ireland","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115221659433102730","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}