Loyalists kick RUC man to death.
The son of a serving RUC officer has been charged with killing
RUC man Gregory Taylor in Ballymoney at the weekend. 30 year old
Leslie Thomas Henry from Eastburn Crescent in the town was in
court on Wednesday 4 June where he was accused of kicking the RUC
man to death.
It is thought that Loyalists angered by the RUC decision to stop
them marching through Dunloy two weeks ago attacked Gregory
Taylor (41) in the early hours of Sunday morning outside Charles
Kelly pub in Ballymoney town, County Antrim. Taylor and two
associates, one of whom was also an RUC member, were involved in
a brawl with over a dozen loyalist bandsmen while drinking in the
bar earlier in the evening. The argument was believed to be
connected with Dunloy where Taylor was on traffic duty a
fortnight earlier when Apprentice Boys were prevented from
marching through the nationalist village. The loyalists were then
told to leave the bar by staff, but as Taylor left at closing
time he was set upon by 10 or so men.
RUC detectives quickly arrested a number people for questioning,
four of whom, all from Ballymoney were charged with murder on
Tuesday 3 June.
Meanwhile, RUC members were critical of some unionist
politicians, for ``inciting hate'' including DUP's David Tweed.
Hours before the RUC man's funeral a poster stating ``Greg Taylor
- He reaped what he sowed'' was removed from a shop wall in
Ballymoney.
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