The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee

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I don’t want to talk about all this on the phone,’ Magee decides after a couple of minutes listening to my rambling pitch. ‘Come over here and we’ll sit down face to face and see what happens.’ This is as good as I could have expected. He hasn’t swung the door wide open, but neither has he slammed it shut in my face. She said: "I told Orhan I didn't love him any more, that I was in love with someone else. He asked who it was but I didn't tell him."

I say how sorry I am and Magee squeezes my hand only to curse the pain in his broken finger, before wiping his eyes. We talk about his book and, of the title, he says: “The Lost Soul was beautiful. My mother called me a lost soul and she was right.” Later in the series the family of Eamonn Magee Jr share their intimate recollections and bring to life the character of the promising young boxer and engineer, who was tragically found stabbed to death in 2015. Eamonn Jr was a 22-year-old engineering student and the son of champion boxer Eamonn Magee Sr.

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Before the fight Magee had stated that Burke was "old, slow journeyman. Paul is the sort who hangs in and takes far more punishment than he should. I'll do him a favour and get it over fast". [16] The love, care and support that he gave to you his family is immeasurable. Eamon and Mary you have spoken of your son in such affectionate terms: your blue- eyed boy; your right hand man; your ever protective and loving son. Indeed, many in your family and in the community have spoken of Eamon in similar terms." Detective Chief Inspector John McVea, who is leading the murder hunt, said: "Nobody would have known that Eamonn would have been coming out of the house to look for the pizza delivery, therefore we believe that the person was lying in wait for Eamonn as he would have come out of the house." Episode two revisits the case of Jennifer Cardy, the nine-year-old who was abducted in 1981 while cycling to a nearby friend's house. Her body was discovered six days later following a huge search effort in the community. Despite the exhaustive search and grim discovery, the case reached a dead end. For over two decades, the case remained unsolved until it was reopened in 2002.

Leach, Glyn (13 March 1998). "Boxing: Merseysider Neary makes mark over Holligan in a marquee". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 11 February 2016.Regarding the murder, Mr Harvey said Koca went to his old home and it was "inconceivable he could have known that Mr Magee would be outside ... awaiting a pizza delivery at 2am", adding it was "an alignment of random chance factors" which resulted in the stabbing. Alex McGreey. "Magee's trainer: Hatton's fought no one". IrishBoxing.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007 . Retrieved 13 May 2007. Friends of the tragic young boxer said he would not have wanted revenge for his death, which has left friends, family and the wider sporting community stunned.

A biography of Magee was published in 2018 titled The Lost Soul of Eamonn Magee and won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. [10] Amateur record [ edit ] In episode one, Jonathan Gault speaks for the first time about the murder of his father in 2002. Paul Gault was found murdered in his home in Lisburn where he lived with his wife, Lesley, and their five-year-old triplets. Initially, detectives believed they were dealing with a violent burglary gone wrong, but it soon became clear that the crime scene was meticulously staged, suggesting a deeper, more sinister motive. My life has been great craic,’ he concludes with another grin, but this one is unmistakably tinged with sadness.The barrister said it was also recognised that instead of the Magee family "watching a young life grow to full fruition and development ... that void will be filled with eternal grief and their suffering." On Friday May 29, Ms Ward and Koca had a conversation during which she said he questioned her about Mr Magee.