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| Leading LVF man jailed for murder | Leading LVF man jailed for murder |
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| A leading member of the Loyalist Volunteer Force has been sentenced to 28 years for the murder of Portadown grandmother Elizabeth O'Neill. | A leading member of the Loyalist Volunteer Force has been sentenced to 28 years for the murder of Portadown grandmother Elizabeth O'Neill. |
| William James Fulton, 38, was jailed for a total of 48 terrorist offences including the attempted murder of four police officers. | William James Fulton, 38, was jailed for a total of 48 terrorist offences including the attempted murder of four police officers. |
| Mrs O'Neill, 59, died in an explosion at her home in the mainly loyalist Corcrain estate in Portadown in 1999. | Mrs O'Neill, 59, died in an explosion at her home in the mainly loyalist Corcrain estate in Portadown in 1999. |
| The trial of Fulton, from Portadown, was the longest in NI's legal history. | The trial of Fulton, from Portadown, was the longest in NI's legal history. |
| His lawyers argued at Belfast Crown Court that he should not serve more than 20 years because that was the longest term other paramilitary prisoners served during the Troubles. | |
| However, Mr Justice Harte disagreed and ordered Fulton to serve a minimum of 25 years. | |
| He was also sentenced to 28 years for the attempted murder of four police officers during the Drumcree dispute in 1998. | |
| His co-accused, Muriel Gibson was sentenced to eight years for LVF membership and destroying evidence following the murder of Adrian Lamph in 1998. |