'Proud' Irish pensioner killed in fatal London attack
Tributes have been paid to a 'proud Irishman' who was fatally injured while running errands in London.
Kilkenny man John Mackey, 87, went to the supermarket on the afternoon of May 6 before he was allegedly set upon near Goodchild Road in North London.
He suffered head injuries and died in hospital two days later. Pic: Getty Images
Detective Chief Inspector Mark Rogers commented: 'John was a proud Irishman and an innocent member of the public, and was walking back home after running errands when he was the victim of this tragic incident.''
Peter Augustine, 58, of Green Lanes, Hornsey, north London, was arrested on May 8 and charged in relation to Mr Mackey's death.
On Tuesday at the Old Bailey, Judge Richard Marks set a two-week trial from November 3, with a plea hearing on July 29.
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