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| 'Car fanatic' murderer sentenced | 'Car fanatic' murderer sentenced |
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| A "car fanatic" who murdered a father-of-five over an old car worth £1,500 has been ordered to serve at least 20 years in prison. | A "car fanatic" who murdered a father-of-five over an old car worth £1,500 has been ordered to serve at least 20 years in prison. |
| Keoghan Gerard McGuigan,36, of Carrive Drive, Newry, had denied killing Patrick Keenan in a bedroom at his home, also Carrive Drive, in June 2004. | Keoghan Gerard McGuigan,36, of Carrive Drive, Newry, had denied killing Patrick Keenan in a bedroom at his home, also Carrive Drive, in June 2004. |
| Mr Keenan, a 57-year-old car dealer, was bludgeoned to death before his Mercedes was stolen. | Mr Keenan, a 57-year-old car dealer, was bludgeoned to death before his Mercedes was stolen. |
| In sentencing, the judge told McGuigan he "had a violent and vicious nature". | |
| 'Sustained' | 'Sustained' |
| Mr Justice Hart said he was satisfied that McGuigan's desire for Patrick Keenan's old Mercedes 190 "led him to carry out this murder". | Mr Justice Hart said he was satisfied that McGuigan's desire for Patrick Keenan's old Mercedes 190 "led him to carry out this murder". |
| Describing the attack as "particularly sustained, bloody and violent", the judge said there could be no doubt McGuigan kicked his way into Mr Keenan's house and bludgeoned him to death as he either slept or was getting ready to go to sleep before driving off in the car. | Describing the attack as "particularly sustained, bloody and violent", the judge said there could be no doubt McGuigan kicked his way into Mr Keenan's house and bludgeoned him to death as he either slept or was getting ready to go to sleep before driving off in the car. |
| Earlier in the trial, the jury heard McGuigan gave an account of his movements on the night of the killing, but police were able to prove it as a lie. | Earlier in the trial, the jury heard McGuigan gave an account of his movements on the night of the killing, but police were able to prove it as a lie. |
| They connected him to the murder scene by forensically "indistinguishable" fibres and a muddy boot-print on the front door of Mr Keenan's house. | They connected him to the murder scene by forensically "indistinguishable" fibres and a muddy boot-print on the front door of Mr Keenan's house. |
| As McGuigan was led from the dock, people in the public gallery clapped and cheered. | As McGuigan was led from the dock, people in the public gallery clapped and cheered. |
| McGuigan dismissed his legal team and instructed new barristers to lodge an appeal on his behalf. | McGuigan dismissed his legal team and instructed new barristers to lodge an appeal on his behalf. |