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| Teenager jailed for stabbing Newcastle lawyer to death | Teenager jailed for stabbing Newcastle lawyer to death |
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| Ewan Ireland killed Peter Duncan with screwdriver after they brushed past each other | Ewan Ireland killed Peter Duncan with screwdriver after they brushed past each other |
| A teenager who stabbed a lawyer to death as he walked through a shopping centre in Newcastle has been jailed for a minimum of 15 years. | |
| Ewan Ireland was 17 when he attacked 52-year-old Peter Duncan at the entrance to Eldon Square shopping centre in August. | Ewan Ireland was 17 when he attacked 52-year-old Peter Duncan at the entrance to Eldon Square shopping centre in August. |
| The two had just brushed past each other when Ireland pulled out a screwdriver he had shoplifted and stabbed Duncan once in the heart. | |
| The lawyer for an international maritime firm managed to walk a few metres before collapsing near a Greggs outlet. | The lawyer for an international maritime firm managed to walk a few metres before collapsing near a Greggs outlet. |
| Ireland admitted murder at a previous hearing and was sentenced at Newcastle crown court on Tuesday. The media was able to publish his identity once he turned 18 in October. | Ireland admitted murder at a previous hearing and was sentenced at Newcastle crown court on Tuesday. The media was able to publish his identity once he turned 18 in October. |
| After the killing, which caused shock and outrage on Tyneside, Northumbria police said the attack was unprovoked and described it as a “chance encounter”. | After the killing, which caused shock and outrage on Tyneside, Northumbria police said the attack was unprovoked and described it as a “chance encounter”. |
| The day after the murder, Duncan’s family said: “Peter was a kind and caring man who was always first to help others. | The day after the murder, Duncan’s family said: “Peter was a kind and caring man who was always first to help others. |
| “He was a devoted father, husband, son, brother, uncle and friend and loved by all who knew him. His death will leave such a huge hole in our lives and he’ll be deeply missed by us all. | “He was a devoted father, husband, son, brother, uncle and friend and loved by all who knew him. His death will leave such a huge hole in our lives and he’ll be deeply missed by us all. |
| “Words can’t quite describe what life will be like without him. He had so much of his life left to live and he’ll be in our hearts and thoughts every day.” | “Words can’t quite describe what life will be like without him. He had so much of his life left to live and he’ll be in our hearts and thoughts every day.” |
| After Ireland pleaded guilty, it emerged that he was a serial offender who continued to commit violent crimes while on bail. | After Ireland pleaded guilty, it emerged that he was a serial offender who continued to commit violent crimes while on bail. |