Three men given 20 year jail terms over Ian Ogle murder in attack judge said bore the hallmarks of a “revenge, vigilante attack”

EIGHT men and one woman were sentenced on Wednesday for offences arising from the murder of Ian Ogle which a senior judge said had “certain parallels with paramilitary punishment attacks.” Johnny Brown (left) and Mark Sewell will both serve a minimum of 17-and-a-half years in jail The 45-year old father-of-two was beaten and stabbed a … Read more

Ex-RUC officer subjected to restraining order after historical sex abuse verdict – The Irish News

A RESTRAINING order has been imposed on a former RUC officer found to have sexually abused a teenage boy in the 1980s. Albert Burns (91) of Carnmoney Road in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim, was excused from attending Tuesday’s hearing due to ill health. He was banned from contacting his victim for five years. In January a … Read more