Stephen Heaney from Limavady dies after Belfast City Marathon

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By Adam Evans

Police have confirmed the man who died after the Belfast City Marathon was Stephen Heaney from Limavady.

The 50-year-old collapsed at around mile 6 on Monday.

He'll be laid to rest at a funeral service at Christ Church in Limavady on Friday.

In a funeral notice his loved ones have said Stephen was a "Much loved son of David and the late Pat, devoted father of Rebecca & Victoria" and he will be "lovingly remembered and sadly missed by his family and many friends."

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