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.

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

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Mourners wore shirts bearing an image of Stephen Carson

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.

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The coffin carried into the church

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

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