:00:00. > :00:07.Good evening and welcome to BBC Newsline.
:00:08. > :00:11.The family of a West Belfast man say they feel let down by the justice
:00:12. > :00:13.system after finding out that his killer is being prepared
:00:14. > :00:19.Greengrocer Harry Holland was stabbed to death nine years ago.
:00:20. > :00:23.The teenager who attacked him was sentenced to 12 years
:00:24. > :00:25.in jail and told there would be no remission.
:00:26. > :00:32.The daughters of Harry Holland remembering their late father.
:00:33. > :00:34.Mr Holland was brutally murdered in 2007.
:00:35. > :00:38.16-year-old Stephen McKee had stabbed him in the head
:00:39. > :00:40.with a screwdriver and left him to die on the pavement
:00:41. > :00:45.Nine years on and the family have been told that Stephen McKee
:00:46. > :00:49.is preparing for his release from jail.
:00:50. > :00:52.He's now eligible to begin a phased return to the community,
:00:53. > :01:04.Basically, they are breaking him back into the community again.
:01:05. > :01:10.This is a violent individual, very dangerous.
:01:11. > :01:17.He thought nothing of stabbing our dad in the street.
:01:18. > :01:19.If they are rehabilitated, they have that chance
:01:20. > :01:24.They need to carefully consider letting him back into the community
:01:25. > :01:26.again and certainly consider not letting him near our family.
:01:27. > :01:28.But Stephen McKee will be released and free to live
:01:29. > :01:31.Something the Holland family say is wrong.
:01:32. > :01:34.The fact that his murderers have never said sorry and just don't
:01:35. > :01:37.care hurts even more, and we have to accept that
:01:38. > :01:39.after serving nine years, he could be back out on the street.
:01:40. > :01:45.Our family have been let down by the justice system
:01:46. > :01:47.in every way possible, from the sentencing,
:01:48. > :01:49.right through to this bombshell that he will be out
:01:50. > :01:55.I have absolutely no faith in the justice system here.
:01:56. > :02:01.Talk us through how your lives have changed since his death.
:02:02. > :02:08.Every happy occasion, it is mixed with sadness.
:02:09. > :02:12.Our weddings, I got married and my sister got married
:02:13. > :02:21.You try to be happy, but it is there all the time.
:02:22. > :02:24.The sisters say that Stephen McKee might be moving on with his life,
:02:25. > :02:27.but they will never be able to move on with theirs.
:02:28. > :02:36.He could make someone else feel like this.
:02:37. > :02:41.I would hate anyone to feel the way I feel, for anyone
:02:42. > :02:49.We will take our life sentence to our grave.
:02:50. > :02:52.Meabh Holland, one of the daughters of Harry Holland, ending that
:02:53. > :02:57.The family of a man who died after police arrested him have
:02:58. > :02:59.called for a thorough and swift investigation.
:03:00. > :03:02.Gerard McMahon died in hospital yesterday, hours after CS spray
:03:03. > :03:06.was used on him by police who were responding to a violent
:03:07. > :03:15.Gerard McMahon died in hospital yesterday evening, hours
:03:16. > :03:21.They were called to Great Victoria Street in the early hours
:03:22. > :03:24.of Thursday morning after a report that a man had become violent.
:03:25. > :03:29.It's understood the 36-year-old from the Short Strand had behaved
:03:30. > :03:31.erratically and was involved in disputes
:03:32. > :03:37.During the arrest, police used CS spray.
:03:38. > :03:40.In a statement, the man's family said they were grieving,
:03:41. > :03:48.The Police Ombudsman's office is continuing its investigation
:03:49. > :03:53.into the circumstances surrounding his detention.
:03:54. > :04:05.I will do everything I can to make this easier for them.
:04:06. > :04:08.I will make sure it is done speedily and the family can get
:04:09. > :04:13.The PSNI released a statement following Gerard McMahon's death, in
:04:14. > :04:17.which it passed on its condolences to the dead man's family.
:04:18. > :04:20.It added that they will fully cooperate with the Police
:04:21. > :04:32.It's more than 24 hours since Gerard McMahon's arrest
:04:33. > :04:34.The investigation into his death is continuing.
:04:35. > :04:37.The Police Ombudsman's Office has again appealed to anyone who saw him
:04:38. > :04:39.in Great Victoria Street in the early hours of yesterday
:04:40. > :04:48.The Secretary of State says he wants the search for agreement
:04:49. > :04:52.on the stumbling blocks regarding the legacy of the Troubles
:04:53. > :04:56.James Brokenshire was speaking tonight at a conference
:04:57. > :05:02.in Oxford attended by British and Irish politicians.
:05:03. > :05:08.I am considering carefully what he next steps are but I think it will
:05:09. > :05:12.be important to have a public phase to ensure there is a good
:05:13. > :05:15.understanding of what we are doing and also that we build that
:05:16. > :05:20.confidence in the institutions so that they are able to take effect,
:05:21. > :05:27.but also get on the third job with that sense of the backing of those
:05:28. > :05:29.who really need it and I think a public phase is appropriate. -- with
:05:30. > :05:30.their job. An extradition hearing in Belfast
:05:31. > :05:33.has heard how a man wanted by Gardai in connection with a murder
:05:34. > :05:36.at a boxing weigh-in stayed overnight at a Dublin hotel
:05:37. > :05:37.where the attack happened. The details were revealed
:05:38. > :05:40.by the judge as one of the reasons she was refusing bail
:05:41. > :05:42.to Kevin Murray from The appeal court's been told
:05:43. > :05:49.a driver who'd been drinking and taking drugs and then knocked
:05:50. > :05:52.down and killed a student should David Lee Stewart was sentenced
:05:53. > :05:56.to seven years for causing the death of Enda Dolan in South Belfast
:05:57. > :06:00.two years ago and then He'll serve half of
:06:01. > :06:04.that time in prison. The Director of Public Prosecutions,
:06:05. > :06:07.Barra McGrory, told the court The Paralympic Games in Rio
:06:08. > :06:14.have got off to a great Bethany Firth won gold in swimming
:06:15. > :06:19.for Team GB while Jason Smyth also won gold in the track event for Team
:06:20. > :06:23.Ireland. There was tension
:06:24. > :06:28.on the track in Rio. But, for the third successive Games,
:06:29. > :06:36.Jason Smyth will be His wife and family watched
:06:37. > :06:39.as the fastest Paralympian on earth I'm sweating and crying,
:06:40. > :06:46.and my heart is racing. We are ecstatic, and
:06:47. > :06:54.just so happy for him. He is such a good athlete
:06:55. > :06:59.and such a good father. He spent every day at the track
:07:00. > :07:03.or in the gym, working so hard, Eveee is a daddy's
:07:04. > :07:13.girl, and he goes back It is great that he is able
:07:14. > :07:18.to achieve what he has and to bring home some gold for us
:07:19. > :07:24.to decorate our house with. Bethany Firth also struck gold
:07:25. > :07:28.again in the backstroke. A world record time,
:07:29. > :07:38.retaining the medal she won We knew she was capable of it,
:07:39. > :07:41.but to see a world record in the heat and improve it
:07:42. > :07:50.in the finals was amazing. She felt the pressure as well,
:07:51. > :07:52.we felt that as well. She held it together and pulled off
:07:53. > :07:55.a remarkable performance. And the 20-year-old has three
:07:56. > :07:57.more events to come. We may well see this smile
:07:58. > :08:01.from the podium again. Football now, and Derry City
:08:02. > :08:04.are through to the semi-finals of the FAI Cup after beating
:08:05. > :08:06.Wexford Youths 3-1 Kenny Sheils' side were favourites
:08:07. > :08:13.going into tonight's game after defeating the Premier Division
:08:14. > :08:17.strugglers twice this season. There was plenty of
:08:18. > :08:19.rain around today - Well, that really has been
:08:20. > :08:25.a rather miserable day. The good news is that the weather
:08:26. > :08:28.front which has brought us so much We are seeing some clear
:08:29. > :08:32.skies behind it. Temperatures tonight down
:08:33. > :08:35.into single figures, and that certainly hasn't been
:08:36. > :08:38.the case for a good wee while. The weekend starts dry
:08:39. > :08:44.and bright for most. There will be the chance of a few
:08:45. > :08:47.showers popping up as we go through the afternoon,
:08:48. > :08:49.but actually the temperatures holding up pretty well, 16,
:08:50. > :08:53.17 Celsius as we go through the day. Plenty of bright spells certainly
:08:54. > :08:55.through the morning. A few more showers working their way
:08:56. > :08:59.in later on in the day, and also Good news if you are heading
:09:00. > :09:05.to the BBC Proms and I'm not sure we can say the same
:09:06. > :09:14.for Sunday as this next There's the rain that
:09:15. > :09:21.brought us all that There is a drier slot of weather
:09:22. > :09:29.behind it and then these wind arrows Due to be with us as we head
:09:30. > :09:33.into the second half of Sunday. So, we start off dry
:09:34. > :09:36.and bright on Sunday. The bulk of it staying
:09:37. > :09:40.to the north and west of us, still enough to dampen
:09:41. > :09:43.down the party as we go By the time we get to the start
:09:44. > :09:47.of next week, that front is going to be sat right over us
:09:48. > :09:51.all day on Monday. Our next BBC Newsline is at 5:20pm
:09:52. > :09:55.tomorrow evening here on BBC One. You can also keep updated with
:09:56. > :09:57.News Online. Winning a seat
:09:58. > :10:05.in the Assembly elections Politics is an all-consuming
:10:06. > :10:10.kind of a role. Bums on seats have to change
:10:11. > :10:14.a little bit, I'm not going to let anyone and their outdated views
:10:15. > :10:17.stop me from doing that.