A PENSIONER who died after an incident at a Co Tyrone livestock market at the weekend has been described as “hard working”.
Harry McAnespie (80) died early yesterday after suffering a head injury at a market in Clogher on Saturday afternoon. It is believed it involved an incident with a farm animal.
Mr McAnespie, who was from Aughnacloy, is the second member of his family to be killed in a farming tragedy.
In 2007 his brother Michael was killed after being attacked by a bull on his farm near Loughmacrory in Co Tyrone.
The dead man is also an uncle of Aidan McAnespie who was shot dead by the British army in Aughnacloy in 1988.
SDLP councillor Sharon McAleer, who knew Mr McAnespie, said his death was another blow for the family/
“Harry was well known in the community and the family are well known and it’s just devastating for the family,” she said.
"He was a hard working man."
A spokesman for the Ambulance Service last night said they received a 999 call at 2.20pm on Saturday after reports that an elderly man had suffered a head injury.
A rapid response paramedic and an A&E crew were sent to the scene along with the Air Ambulance which later transferred Mr McAnespie to the Royal Victoria Hospital. However he died later from his injuries.
Mr McAnespie, a grandfather of seven, is survived by his wife Dympna and four children. His family have asked for donations to the Air Ambulance in lieu of flowers.
