Killer had dead man's HGV licence

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A convicted killer has been given a suspended jail term for using a dead man's licence to become a lorry driver.

Graham Galloway, 62, jailed for life 20 years ago for murder but released on a life licence in 2003, assumed the identity of his friend Michael Doleman.

He was using the dead man's driving licence when his lorry was pulled over by police in Northampton on 19 January.

He was returned to jail after admitting possession of imitation documents with intent at Northampton Crown Court.

Judge Richard Bray at Northampton Crown Court called the case "extraordinary" and imposed a 40 week sentence, suspended for two years.

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He heard Galloway would face a Prison Service hearing at the end of the month to determine if he would be released from jail.

He had been recalled to prison under the terms of his life sentence after the last court hearing in February.

Galloway had served up to 16 years for the murder of a 24-year-old man in Somerset after being convicted at Bristol Crown Court in 1987.

Bryan Barras died when his family turned off his life support machine three days after he was attacked on 22 February, 1987.

A knife was driven up his nose and into his brain, causing a haemorrhage and fatal brain damage.