Mourners pay emotional tribute to murder victim

Mourners have worn shirts bearing an image of a man gunned down in front of his family in Belfast at his funeral service this morning.

By The Newsroom

Published 5th Mar 2016, 11:19 BST

Updated 5th Mar 2016, 13:24 BST

Stephen Carson, 28, was shot dead in his house in Walmer Street in the Ormeau Road area last week.

Mr Carson’s funeral service is taking place on Saturday morning at Holy Trinity Church in west Belfast.

Flowers forming the words ‘brother’, ‘son’, ‘father’ and ‘Carsey’ were on the funeral hearse which arrived at the church carrying Mr Carson’s remains.

Two men have already appeared in court and been charged with Mr Carson’s murder.

Belfast