A murder enquiry has been launched following the death of a teenager in Omagh, Co. Tyrone.
19-year-old Jason McGovern from County Monaghan was assaulted twice at two different pubs in the town on Sunday night.
It is believed he was first attacked in a pub on John Street at around midnight and then outside a nightclub on the Kevlin Road at around 2am.
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) have taken over the investigation.
Appeal for witnesses
They are studying CCTV footage of the assault and are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.
They particularly want to hear from people who were in the area of the Terrace pub and Sally O'Briens nightclub or two men who helped Jason into a taxi after he was punched and kicked.
He made his way to his friend's flat in Emyvale Co. Monaghan where he was found dead on Monday, New Year's Eve.
Post mortem results found he died from severe head injuries.
Alan Rainey is a local councillor with the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP).
He says the town is in shock.
