'My dad will never get to see any of us grow up or get married.' The daughter of Pat McCormick talks of her loss after the man who murdered her father is sentenced.
Father-of-four Pat McCormick was described as a gentle man who was the victim of a brutal and sustained assaultA man who murdered a County Down father of four, disposed of his body in a wheelie bin and dumped it in a lake must serve at least 16 years in prison before being considered for release.
"We leave here today with memories of our dad who has been taken from us. However those memories are filled with love and happiness, and they're memories that we'll all hold on to forever."Mr McCormick was lured to a flat in Comber on the evening of 30 May 2019. Mr McCormick had received messages from Dodds' Facebook account, saying she had left Gill and asking him to come to her flat.The judge at Belfast Crown Court said Mr McCormick had been the victim of a "brutal and sustained assault".Mr McCormick was described in court as being "devoted to his family, thoughtful, gentle and caring".Three other men admitted withholding information in relation to Mr McCormick's murder.
Addressing the three men, the judge said their actions had left "a stain on your character in this gruesome and sorry affair".Morgan McCormick said "no amount of jail time will ever bring our dad back" but said today is "the start of justice for me, my brothers, my sister, my mum, my dad's friends and family".
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