ˌɔn sˈɛvən fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən θɹˈiː mˈɛn wˈɛɹɪŋ bˌælɐklˈɑːvəz ˈɛntɚd hɪz hˈoʊm ɪn nˈɔːɹθ bˈɛlfæst, nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈaɪɚlənd, ænd bˈiːt hˌɪm wɪð bˈeɪsbɔːl bˈæts wɪð spˈaɪks dɹˈɪvən θɹˈuː ðˌɛm.
On 7 February 1997 three men wearing balaclavas entered his home in north Belfast, Northern Ireland, and beat him with baseball bats with spikes driven through them.