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| Teen is jailed for Holland murder | Teen is jailed for Holland murder |
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| An 18-year-old man who admitted the murder of west Belfast greengrocer Harry Holland has been told he must serve at least 12 years in prison. | An 18-year-old man who admitted the murder of west Belfast greengrocer Harry Holland has been told he must serve at least 12 years in prison. |
| Stephen McKee, from Ballymurphy Road, was told there would be no remission on the minimum term of his life sentence. | Stephen McKee, from Ballymurphy Road, was told there would be no remission on the minimum term of his life sentence. |
| Patrick Crossan from Willowbank Gardens in west Belfast was sentenced to four years for attempted affray and having an offensive weapon. | Patrick Crossan from Willowbank Gardens in west Belfast was sentenced to four years for attempted affray and having an offensive weapon. |
| A 17-year-old girl was placed on a probation order for two years. | A 17-year-old girl was placed on a probation order for two years. |
| She had admitted charges of affray and common assault. | She had admitted charges of affray and common assault. |
| Speaking after sentencing on Friday, Mr Holland's daughter Sarah said her father had been attacked by a gang in the most vicious fashion. | |
| "They harassed and harangued him, punched a screwdriver through his head, left him to die in the street, threw beer bottles at him and laughed as they ran away," she said. | |
| As Holland family members and friends looked on, Sarah thanked the police murder investigation team and those who had come forward to testify. | |
| However she was critical of the criminal justice system, focusing on both the Public Prosecution Service and the Judiciary. | |
| She also said politicians must take the views of victims on board when policing and justice powers are devolved to the assembly. | |
| The detective who led the murder investigation, Detective Chief Inspector Glenn Wright, paid tribute to members of the west Belfast community for their help in the investigation. | |
| "It was their support that was vital, and pivotal in ensuring those responsible for the brutal murder could be brought to justice," he said. | "It was their support that was vital, and pivotal in ensuring those responsible for the brutal murder could be brought to justice," he said. |
| "It is heartbreaking to think that a man who was so well respected in the community would meet his death in such an horrific and violent fashion. | "It is heartbreaking to think that a man who was so well respected in the community would meet his death in such an horrific and violent fashion. |
| "Harry's family and friends have suffered a terrible loss, and they will continue to grieve for a very long time. | "Harry's family and friends have suffered a terrible loss, and they will continue to grieve for a very long time. |
| "I offer my deepest condolences to the Holland family, and sincerely hope that as time passes, their sorrow will ease and that the convictions will offer some comfort." | "I offer my deepest condolences to the Holland family, and sincerely hope that as time passes, their sorrow will ease and that the convictions will offer some comfort." |
| Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams said the Holland family had demonstrated "enormous courage and determination in the face of great hardship and grief". | |
| He said he was "deeply dissatisfied with the way this case has been handled by the Public Prosecution Service and with the sentences handed down today". | |
| SDLP west Belfast representatives, assembly member Alex Attwood and Councillor Tim Attwood said they believed there were "unresolved issues" arising from "the approach of prosecution authorities" regarding Mr Holland's death. | SDLP west Belfast representatives, assembly member Alex Attwood and Councillor Tim Attwood said they believed there were "unresolved issues" arising from "the approach of prosecution authorities" regarding Mr Holland's death. |
| "The Holland family have demonstrated, as have many other families, enormous courage and resolve," Alex Attwood said. | "The Holland family have demonstrated, as have many other families, enormous courage and resolve," Alex Attwood said. |
| "This case and a number of other cases must become the impetus for far-reaching changes in the conduct of prosecution." | "This case and a number of other cases must become the impetus for far-reaching changes in the conduct of prosecution." |
| Mr Holland, 65, was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver near his home in Norfolk Drive in September 2007. | Mr Holland, 65, was stabbed in the head with a screwdriver near his home in Norfolk Drive in September 2007. |
| He died in hospital the next day. | He died in hospital the next day. |