PSNI arrest two in connection with teen's death in Omagh

In the North, PSNI detectives investigating the murder of Monaghan native Jason McGovern have arrested two men.

PSNI arrest two in connection with teen's death in Omagh

In the North, PSNI detectives investigating the murder of Monaghan native Jason McGovern have arrested two men.

The two, aged 18 and 21, were detained in the Omagh area yesterday.

Nineteen-year-old Jason McGovern was attacked twice during a night out with friends in Omagh, Co.Tyrone on Sunday.

He was later found dead at a friend's house in Monaghan on New Year's Eve.

Post mortem results found he died from severe head injuries.

Mr McGovern, who cared for his mother who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was attacked twice during a night out in Omagh in Co. Tyrone on Sunday, first in a pub on John Street at around midnight and then outside a nightclub on the Kevlin Road at around 2am.

It is understood Mr McGovern may have been trying to break up a fight.

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