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| Loyalist was involved in murder | |
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| A leading member of the Loyalist Volunteer Force has been convicted of involvement in the murder of Portadown grandmother Elizabeth O'Neill. | |
| William James Fulton, 38, from Queen's Walk in Portadown faced a total of 62 terrorist-related offences. | William James Fulton, 38, from Queen's Walk in Portadown faced a total of 62 terrorist-related offences. |
| Elizabeth O'Neill died in an explosion at her home in the mainly loyalist Corcrain estate in Portadown. | Elizabeth O'Neill died in an explosion at her home in the mainly loyalist Corcrain estate in Portadown. |
| She picked up a bomb which had been thrown at her house while she had been watching television in 1999. | She picked up a bomb which had been thrown at her house while she had been watching television in 1999. |
| It is just one of a catalogue of 48 offences Fulton was convicted of at Belfast Crown Court - including seven attempted murders, directing terrorism and membership of the LVF. | |
| He was also found guilty of possession of the gun which killed Catholic taxi driver Michael McGoldrick at the height of the Drumcree dispute in 1996. | He was also found guilty of possession of the gun which killed Catholic taxi driver Michael McGoldrick at the height of the Drumcree dispute in 1996. |
| Long-running | |
| The trial of Jim Fulton, and his co-accused 56-year-old Muriel Gibson with an address at Clos Trevithick in Cornwall, is the longest-running trial in Northern Ireland's legal history. | The trial of Jim Fulton, and his co-accused 56-year-old Muriel Gibson with an address at Clos Trevithick in Cornwall, is the longest-running trial in Northern Ireland's legal history. |
| It took six months for the judge to consider nine months of evidence. | It took six months for the judge to consider nine months of evidence. |
| Gibson was found not guilty of the murder of Catholic council worker Adrian Lamph in 1998, but guilty of impeding the apprehension of those who did kill him. | Gibson was found not guilty of the murder of Catholic council worker Adrian Lamph in 1998, but guilty of impeding the apprehension of those who did kill him. |
| Fulton has been sentenced to life imprisonment. A judge is now deciding how long he will have to serve. | Fulton has been sentenced to life imprisonment. A judge is now deciding how long he will have to serve. |
| Gibson was remanded in custody pending sentence. | Gibson was remanded in custody pending sentence. |
| Mrs O'Neill's son Martin said the family was happy with the judgement and the police had done a good job. | |
| He said they hoped detectives could eventually apprehend those who "put the brick through the window and threw the pipe bomb which killed our mother". | |
| "The dogs in the street have their names but the police need evidence - we would appeal for people to come forward with that information so they can be convicted." |