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| Man convicted of Inverness murder | Man convicted of Inverness murder |
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| A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a hairdresser found buried in his garden in Inverness after she was battered to death. | A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a hairdresser found buried in his garden in Inverness after she was battered to death. |
| Judge Lord Clarke told Brian Grant, 50, he should spend at least 14 years in prison for murdering Ilene O'Connor. | Judge Lord Clarke told Brian Grant, 50, he should spend at least 14 years in prison for murdering Ilene O'Connor. |
| The High Court in Edinburgh heard the 39-year-old had suffered brain damage and 26 rib fractures in the attack. | The High Court in Edinburgh heard the 39-year-old had suffered brain damage and 26 rib fractures in the attack. |
| The jury took 90 minutes to find Grant unanimously guilty of Ms O'Connor's murder last July. | The jury took 90 minutes to find Grant unanimously guilty of Ms O'Connor's murder last July. |
| Ilene O'Connor's body was found buried in Inverness | |
| Grant had denied killing Ms O'Connor and burying her. | Grant had denied killing Ms O'Connor and burying her. |
| Medics said they thought she might have lain in a coma for up to two hours before Grant finally ended her life by strangling her. | Medics said they thought she might have lain in a coma for up to two hours before Grant finally ended her life by strangling her. |
| Lord Clarke told him: "The murder you have been convicted of involved a particularly savage, brutal and repeated attack on a defenceless and vulnerable woman. | Lord Clarke told him: "The murder you have been convicted of involved a particularly savage, brutal and repeated attack on a defenceless and vulnerable woman. |
| "It was truly a wicked attack and you have shown little or no remorse throughout and, indeed, attempted to implicate an innocent man in your crime." | "It was truly a wicked attack and you have shown little or no remorse throughout and, indeed, attempted to implicate an innocent man in your crime." |