Complex sentence: In the Rathcoole area of Newtownabbey, an elderly man pleaded with protesters to let him through their roadblock so he could see his seriously ill wife in hospital; however, the protesters "jeered" at him and refused to let him through.
Split into simpler sentences: In the Rathcoole area of Newtownabbey, an elderly man pleaded with protesters to let him through their roadblock so he could see his seriously ill wife in hospital. However, the protesters "jeered" at him and refused to let him through.