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Derry killer Greatbanks jailed for hammer attack | Derry killer Greatbanks jailed for hammer attack |
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A man has been told he will serve a minimum of sixteen years in jail for the murder of a Londonderry man. | A man has been told he will serve a minimum of sixteen years in jail for the murder of a Londonderry man. |
Paddy Harkin, 49, was beaten to death with a hammer in his flat in Bayview Terrace in February 2011. He died from head injuries. | Paddy Harkin, 49, was beaten to death with a hammer in his flat in Bayview Terrace in February 2011. He died from head injuries. |
Paul Greatbanks, 48, whose address was given as Maghaberry Prison, had pleaded guilty to the murder. | Paul Greatbanks, 48, whose address was given as Maghaberry Prison, had pleaded guilty to the murder. |
He also admitted trying to kill Letterkenny man Paul Mythen in the same incident. | He also admitted trying to kill Letterkenny man Paul Mythen in the same incident. |
Mr Mythen was left permanently disabled. | Mr Mythen was left permanently disabled. |
Greatbanks, who is originally from Kent in England, was sentenced to 15 years in prison with a further six on licence for the attempted murder of Mr Mythen. | |
Mr Justice Horner told Greatbanks the photographs he had seen of the incident "demonstrate acts of unspeakable brutality" on his part. | Mr Justice Horner told Greatbanks the photographs he had seen of the incident "demonstrate acts of unspeakable brutality" on his part. |
He also told Greatbanks that both his victims "were entirely innocent men who did nothing to deserve that happened to them". | He also told Greatbanks that both his victims "were entirely innocent men who did nothing to deserve that happened to them". |
"The defendant bears full responsibility for these violent and vicious attacks resulting in the deceased's death and Paul Mythen's profound physical and mental incapacity," said the judge. | "The defendant bears full responsibility for these violent and vicious attacks resulting in the deceased's death and Paul Mythen's profound physical and mental incapacity," said the judge. |
"Effectively two innocent, decent men have had their lives, in one case ended and in the other case destroyed, by the defendant." | "Effectively two innocent, decent men have had their lives, in one case ended and in the other case destroyed, by the defendant." |
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