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Ewan Ireland: Teen who murdered lawyer Peter Duncan named | Ewan Ireland: Teen who murdered lawyer Peter Duncan named |
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A teenager who stabbed a lawyer to death with a screwdriver can be named after reporting restrictions expired. | A teenager who stabbed a lawyer to death with a screwdriver can be named after reporting restrictions expired. |
Ewan Ireland was 17 when he killed Peter Duncan at the Eldon Square shopping centre in Newcastle in August. | Ewan Ireland was 17 when he killed Peter Duncan at the Eldon Square shopping centre in Newcastle in August. |
Ireland, of Newcastle, admitted murder, stealing screwdrivers and carrying an offensive weapon, but could not be identified until his 18th birthday. | |
He remains in police custody and will be sentenced in December after psychiatric reports have been prepared. | He remains in police custody and will be sentenced in December after psychiatric reports have been prepared. |
At a previous hearing, prosecutors said Ireland had 17 convictions for 31 offences between 2017 and 2019. | At a previous hearing, prosecutors said Ireland had 17 convictions for 31 offences between 2017 and 2019. |
Newcastle Crown Court was told 52-year-old Mr Duncan was "simply in the wrong place at the wrong time" when he crossed paths with the teenager outside a Greggs. | Newcastle Crown Court was told 52-year-old Mr Duncan was "simply in the wrong place at the wrong time" when he crossed paths with the teenager outside a Greggs. |
He died after being stabbed once in the heart on 14 August. | He died after being stabbed once in the heart on 14 August. |
Mr Duncan was working as legal counsel in the Newcastle office of Royal IHC Limited when he was killed, and previously worked as a solicitor and legal advisor with other companies in Darlington and Newcastle. | Mr Duncan was working as legal counsel in the Newcastle office of Royal IHC Limited when he was killed, and previously worked as a solicitor and legal advisor with other companies in Darlington and Newcastle. |
He had trained as an electrical engineer before graduating from Northumbria University with a law degree in 2003. | He had trained as an electrical engineer before graduating from Northumbria University with a law degree in 2003. |
In a statement released following his death, Mr Duncan's family said he was a "kind and caring man who was always first to help others". | In a statement released following his death, Mr Duncan's family said he was a "kind and caring man who was always first to help others". |
"His death will leave such a huge hole in our lives and he'll be deeply missed by us all," they added. | "His death will leave such a huge hole in our lives and he'll be deeply missed by us all," they added. |
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