A man who murdered County Down father-of-four Pat McCormick must serve at least 16 years in prison before being considered for release.
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.
David Gill, 30, of no fixed abode, was sentenced on Thursday after admitting the murder of the 55-year-old.The 55-year-old believed he was going to meet Gill's fiancée Lesley Ann Dodds, who he had a brief relationship with. Mr McCormick had received messages from Dodds' Facebook, 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".
William Gill, 43, from Terrace View in Waringstown, who is Dodds' brother, was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years.
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