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A REFEREE WAS killed and decapitated by a mob in northeastern Brazil after he fatally stabbed a player who refused to leave the pitch during an amateur soccer game, according to local press reports.
The gruesome killings occurred in the town of Pio XII in Maranhao state on 30 June but details of the case only emerged last week.
Local police said the referee, 20-year-old Otavio Jordao da Silva, got into a fist fight with 31-year-old player Josenir dos Santos Abreu, who had refused to comply with an order to leave the pitch.
During the fight, the referee stabbed the player who subsequently died on the way to hospital, the reports said.
In retaliation, three people stoned the referee to death before dismembering his body.
Local police said a 27-year-old man confessed taking part in the assault although he denied delivering the fatal blows.
Two other suspects are still being sought.
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did ye really have to turn Shane’s win into a dig an Enda Kenny? Shane deserves his own article on the Journal, without any spin in the story.
In before people start b*tching about Enda Kenny
Side note; They’d also b!tch if he DIDNT congratulate Shane Lowry
I was going to throw in a dig, he’s not worth it.
“Enda is a knobhead “- Thomas Mac .
“Shane played great golf over the four days and thoroughly deserved this huge victory “-Thomas Mac
Biffoff Enda…
Click bait from the journal. This story is written solely to generate negative comments about Enda. About as subtle as a bull in a china shop. It’s standard procedure for the Taoiseach to congratulate major international sporting achievers. Anyway to be fair to Enda he is a sports fan, whatever else you think of him.
Comment of the week
Ah here, it’s not even 9am on Monday morning…
Also, like him or loathe him, a decent media outlet would surely refer to him as ‘Kenny’ in the headline. You wouldn’t read ‘David’ congratulates such and such in the UK. He’s still our Taoiseach.
Don’t think much of Enda the parasite…
Well done Shane, U.S. Open next….
It’s gutter journalism stuff and it totally distracts from Shane’s wonderful achievements. It should be about Lowry not Enda.
Shane is an incredible talent,the other man is a dredge on Irish society.Hopefully lots more to come from Lowry.
Surprised he found the time, yesterday as he was on the Tarmac at Knock waiting to great a known Pedophile protector and a man who bullied sexual abide victims and lied to the same victims about his knowledge of their attackers previous abuse!
Yep that’s right Enda roles out the red carpet for Cardinal Timothy Dolan!
Could have sworn you were on about Gerry Adams until the second paragraph
Strange how Enda will grandstand and criticise Gerry or the Catholic Church but then role out the red carpet for this man
You must love carpets, always banging on about them
Wait now the British media will claim him as English. Delighted for u Shane.
stupid comment
It’s not that stupid. As Brenda Fricker said, “When you’re pissed drunk at a train station you’re definitely Irish but when you win an Oscar you’re definitely British”.
Its a long standing tradition of the BBC to do this.
Same applies for Scottish sports people, they are British when they win and Scottish when they lose.
I don’t think it is a deliberate policy but just a deeply ingrained mindset in the British media.
Shane lowry to Enda “its a pity the feeling isnt mutual”.
Haha his congratulations message is so generic! it’s just short of him saying “well done on doing well in that game you play”
The Irish amateurs also had a good week at the International European amateur open in Slovakia with a 2nd and 3rd place finish and 5 in the top 20, a huge achievement that shows that we keep producing great golfers on this island. Half the walker cup team could be Irish at this rate.
http://www.irishgolfdesk.com/news-files/2015/8/9/second-in-european-again-classy-hurley-edges-ireland-closer-to-famous-five-for-walker-cup
Great win for Shane, I hope he has a good week this week.
Hopefully the people of Mayo have seen enough not to reelect him?
He is such a sad joke like something out a darbey o gill movie. Thats inda i am talking about he would not lace Shane’s shoes .
Great victory
Well done, Shane! It’s the other Lowry that terrifies Enda.
Well done Shane. Enda, PFO!
Does this mean that Shanes family have paid the water tax
Fellow Clara man Brian Cowen will be even more pleased.
shane lowry tells enda we are all not so proud of you efforts
And how much will he tax him when he’ gets home?
Hes like Charlie in Italia 90
Smashing stuff Shane. Pity the spoilers that have nothing else to do but be cynical about your great victory. We are all proud of of you including Enda and maybes even the Sports Dept in RTE.
Has Shane been claimed by the English yet?
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