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| Josh Hanson murder: Britain's 'most wanted' man jailed for life | Josh Hanson murder: Britain's 'most wanted' man jailed for life |
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| A killer once dubbed one of Britain's most wanted fugitives has been jailed for at least 26 years. | A killer once dubbed one of Britain's most wanted fugitives has been jailed for at least 26 years. |
| Shane O'Brien, 31, evaded police for three-and-a-half years after he slashed Josh Hanson's neck in Hillingdon, west London, on 11 October 2015. | Shane O'Brien, 31, evaded police for three-and-a-half years after he slashed Josh Hanson's neck in Hillingdon, west London, on 11 October 2015. |
| He fled the UK, changed his appearance and moved around Europe before his extradition from Romania in April. | He fled the UK, changed his appearance and moved around Europe before his extradition from Romania in April. |
| O'Brien, who jurors found guilty of murder last month, was given a life sentence at the Old Bailey. | O'Brien, who jurors found guilty of murder last month, was given a life sentence at the Old Bailey. |
| CCTV released during the trial showed 21-year-old Mr Hanson clutching his neck and stumbling as blood poured out of a 37cm (14.5in) wound. | |
| 'Abrupt, vicious, violent' | |
| Meanwhile, O'Brien was seen "calmly" walking out of the bar and later boarded a private plane to fly to the Netherlands, the court heard. | |
| Sentencing the father-of-two, Judge Nigel Lickley QC called it "a grotesque, violent and totally unnecessary attack on an innocent man". | |
| "The reason why you behaved in such a way may never be fully explained. You, however, know the reason," he said. | |
| In a victim impact statement, Mr Hanson's mother Tracey described her son as being "considerate, kind and generous". | |
| "He was taken from us in the most horrific way possible - suddenly, abruptly, viciously and violently," she said. | |
| The victim's sister, Brooke, said the 21-year-old "was not just my brother, he was my best friend", and described his "infectious smile" and "magical presence". | |
| She told the court she had suffered from anxiety and post-traumatic stress since the killing and found herself always wondering if she could have protected him from the "evil" that took him away. | |
| During the trial, O'Brien had claimed he felt threatened by Mr Hanson's "very aggressive body language" and had only meant to scare his victim. | |
| There were angry shouts of "coward" from the public gallery as he was led away from the dock. |