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| Philip Strickland murder: Jimmy Seales sentenced to life imprisonment | Philip Strickland murder: Jimmy Seales sentenced to life imprisonment |
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| A County Down farmer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a man two years ago. | A County Down farmer has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a man two years ago. |
| Philip Strickland, 37, died after being shot in the face in January 2012. | |
| Jimmy Seales, 56, Ballykeel Road, Hillsborough, had denied the murder and having a shotgun with intent to endanger life. | Jimmy Seales, 56, Ballykeel Road, Hillsborough, had denied the murder and having a shotgun with intent to endanger life. |
| Two of Mr Seales' sons, Ian and Jason Weir, Derryboye Road and Raffery Road, near Killinchy, County Down, had already pleaded guilty to murder. | Two of Mr Seales' sons, Ian and Jason Weir, Derryboye Road and Raffery Road, near Killinchy, County Down, had already pleaded guilty to murder. |
| Mr Strickland, a farm labourer, was shot in the leg at a yard on the Ballyglighorn Road, near Comber, County Down, before being bundled into the boot of his own car and driven a short distance to the Ballydrain Road, where he was shot in the face at point blank range. | |
| Earlier in the trial, Ian Weir said his father had been at the scene of the murder, armed with a shotgun. | Earlier in the trial, Ian Weir said his father had been at the scene of the murder, armed with a shotgun. |
| The jury is still deliberating in the case of Mr Seales' co-accused, 26-year-old Stephen McCaughey of Shackleton Walk, Newtownards. | The jury is still deliberating in the case of Mr Seales' co-accused, 26-year-old Stephen McCaughey of Shackleton Walk, Newtownards. |