In an attack that will go down as the first non sectarian piece of violence in Northern Ireland for over 50 years, James McDonnell of Glassmill Lane, Derry, was beaten to within an inch of his life by a gang made up of both Catholics and Protestants.
Speaking to our Northern Ireland Correspondent, the Most Rev Seamus Hegarty DD, Bishop of Derry said, "It shows just how far the Peace process has come. McDonnell was not attacked because of his religion, he was attacked because he was a complete and utter tosspot . To be honest if they hadn't done it I was thinking of doing it myself."
McDonnell, a Catholic who ironically supported Rangers, was a notorious bastard who had, and I quote, 'rubbed people up the wrong way for over 30 years'.
His wife Patricia McDonnell 54 claimed, "I don't know what it is about Jimmy but he just seems to be horrible to the core. Who else would have called Children in Need and pledged £10,000 if Fern Britton got her Pastie out live on air. He knew his money was safe. The bastard."
"In the bad old days my husband would have had his legs broken for being a Catholic. Now, thank God, he has been knee capped for being a total twat. It shows just how far this country has progressed since the Good Friday agreement.
"Seeing my husband being kicked in the Martin Jol's by members of both the Catholic and Protestant communities has made me feel proud to be Irish again."