New witness claims Michael McIlveen killer confessed knife was used in attack, family says

New witness claims Michael McIlveen killer confessed knife was used in attack, family says
Michael McIlveen was fatally attacked in Ballymena, Co Antrim, in May 2006
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The alley in Ballymena town centre where Michael McIlveen was attacked. Picture by Declan Roughan
A NEW witness has come forward to claim one of Michael McIlveen's killers confessed that a knife had been used in the 2006 sectarian attack, his family has revealed.
Michael McIlveen was 15 when he was chased by a gang of youths in Ballymena and struck on the head with a baseball bat, inflicting catastrophic brain injuries.
In light of the new information the schoolboy's family has written to the coroner to ask for an inquest.

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