Metro Herald - 27/11/2009 digital edition

D Friday, November 27, 2009 METRO 11 BY ROSS McDONAGH Shopkeeper murdered as he confronts raider A MURDER hunt is under way in Co Wicklow following the stabbing of a shopkeeper in a botched raid. Father-of-two John Deasy was fatally stabbed once through the heart after confronting an armed robber in his corner shop in Arklow. Garda have released a description of the man who killed the 44-year-old before fleeing the scene with a few hundred euro. The killer is said to be 6ft 4in (2m), of thin, athletic build with a non- descript accent. He was wearing a light blue cotton mask, and a black or dark-coloured waist-length shiny jacket or wind-sheeter. Mr Deasy lived above Browders newsagents at St Peters Place, and is believed to have come downstairs to investigate a commotion. He found the raider demanding money from a female employee. He tried to tackle him, but was stabbed in the chest. Efforts to revive him failed and he died at the scene. Arklow mayor Peter Dempsey said the town was in shock at the death of a well-known and well-liked member of the community. A float of Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear is inflated in preparation for the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade. Thousands turned out for the 83rd annual event in New York yesterday Picture: AP Putting the buzz into the Parade TWO of the German militarys top officials resigned yesterday for failing to properly pass on information to political leaders about a September airstrike in Afghanistan in which 30 civilians were reportedly killed. General Wolfgang Schneiderhan (pictured), stepped down after Bild newspaper published what it said were still captures from videos of the incident. Deputy defence minister Peter Wichert also resigned. german army chief quits over airstrike A MAN was arrested yesterday in connection with the deaths of two young jockeys in a flat fire. Promising apprentices Jamie Kyne (pictured), 18, from Co Galway and Jan Wilson, 19, from Forfar, Scotland, lost their lives and two other young jockeys were injured as they escaped the fire in a three-storey block in the town of Norton in North Yorkshire, UK, in September. The 37-year-old local man was detained by officers investigating the fire. Man arrested over jockey fire deaths index.html 2.html 3.html 4.html 5.html 6.html 7.html 8.html 9.html 10.html 11.html 12.html 13.html 14.html 15.html 16.html 17.html 18.html 19.html 20.html 21.html 22.html 23.html 24.html 25.html 26.html 27.html 28.html 29.html 30.html 31.html 32.html 33.html 34.html 35.html