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A 39-year-old County Antrim man has been jailed for seven years for crimes including beating a 58-year-old woman with a baseball bat. | A 39-year-old County Antrim man has been jailed for seven years for crimes including beating a 58-year-old woman with a baseball bat. |
Richard Alexander McPhee from Station Road in Armoy was part of a gang of three masked men who smashed their way into a couple's home. | |
The incident in 2005 saw £13,000 caused to the property in Mosside, Ballymoney. | |
Almost every room was wrecked and the couple were told they had "24 hours to get out". | Almost every room was wrecked and the couple were told they had "24 hours to get out". |
DNA | DNA |
Belfast Recorder's Court heard how McPhee was arrested after his DNA was found on the inside of a balaclava. | Belfast Recorder's Court heard how McPhee was arrested after his DNA was found on the inside of a balaclava. |
He later pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated burglary, intimidation, inflicting actual bodily harm and criminal damage. | He later pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated burglary, intimidation, inflicting actual bodily harm and criminal damage. |
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