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Witness jailed for 'conspiracy' | Witness jailed for 'conspiracy' |
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A man accused of involvement in an attack on one of two teenagers murdered near Tandragee has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison. | A man accused of involvement in an attack on one of two teenagers murdered near Tandragee has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison. |
Mark Burcombe, 27, from Ballynahinch Road, Lisburn had originally been charged with the murders of Andrew Robb, 19, and David McIlwaine, 18. | Mark Burcombe, 27, from Ballynahinch Road, Lisburn had originally been charged with the murders of Andrew Robb, 19, and David McIlwaine, 18. |
However, he decided to give evidence for the prosecution against a co-accused. | However, he decided to give evidence for the prosecution against a co-accused. |
He pleaded guilty to conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm. | He pleaded guilty to conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm. |
Andrew Robb's mother Ann, giving her reaction to Burcombe's sentence, said: "I'm disgusted, sick to the backbone, that this can be allowed to happen in a supposedly civilised country. | |
"There's no justice anywhere." |
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