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McCartneys prepare to leave east Belfast

Paula McCartney, the sister of the murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney, is this weekend preparing to leave her home in the Short Strand with her husband and son.

Paula is the last of the McCartneys to leave east Belfast following the murder of her brother by IRA members outside Maginnis's Bar in the city last January.

The family will leave the area where they have lived for 40 years over the course of the weekend.

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She has said leaving the area should not be seen as a sign of defeat and the family's campaign for justice regarding their brother's death will continue.

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