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20/04/2009
GAA Star's Brother 'Critical' Following Assault
The brother of a Derry GAA footballer is in hospital, following an attack in Co Tyrone.
Connor McCusker, the 31-year-old brother of Derry vice-captain Niall McCusker, is in a critically ill condition following the incident which took place yesterday morning. A man in his 20s has been detained in relation to the incident, which took place outside a nightclub in James Street, Cookstown, early on Sunday morning. Mr McCusker, who is being cared for at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital, suffered head injuries and underwent emergency surgery.
(JM/BMcC)
Connor McCusker, the 31-year-old brother of Derry vice-captain Niall McCusker, is in a critically ill condition following the incident which took place yesterday morning. A man in his 20s has been detained in relation to the incident, which took place outside a nightclub in James Street, Cookstown, early on Sunday morning. Mr McCusker, who is being cared for at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital, suffered head injuries and underwent emergency surgery.
(JM/BMcC)
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