Mother's plea to 'IRA beating gang'

Mother's plea to 'IRA beating gang'

Original post   (by Irish Republican Watch, added Tuesday, 25 June 2002 16:29:42 UTC+1)

BBC
Tuesday, 25 June, 2002, 12:21 GMT 13:21 UK
Mother's plea to 'IRA beating gang'

The mother of a man shot 13 times in paramilitary-style attacks has
appealed to the IRA to leave her son alone.
Bernadette Fegan from west Belfast admits her son Steven is a drug
addict, but she said the attacks would not help improve his behaviour.

Mr Fegan was shot six times in the hands, ankles and elbows last
Thursday.

It is the latest in a series of attacks on the 20-year-old from New
Barnsley.

His mother said she was not aware of all the activities he had been
involved in.

Mrs Fegan told BBC Radio Ulster: "Please give me the chance to see can
somebody help me to help Steven."

She said "shooting wasn't helping him and beating wasn't helping him".

She added: "Give me time, please give me time."

Mrs Fegan said she was a republican and that the people who were
carrying out the attacks would know her.

She said her son was recovering in the Royal Victoria Hospital
following the latest attack.