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Post by Frenchie on Oct 25, 2009 22:09:22 GMT 1
NI Secretary Shaun Woodward is considering whether or not one of the men convicted of the 1993 Greysteel massacre should be sent back to prison. On Thursday, Torrens Knight was found guilty of attacking two sisters in a bar in Coleraine on 30 May 2008. Knight served seven years in prison for his part in the murders of eight people at the Rising Sun bar and four workmen in Castlerock earlier the same year. Knight was released from prison under an early release licence in 2000. However, a statement from the Prison Service said this was being reconsidered. "The secretary of state is aware of the court judgement and is considering if there are implications in relation to his release on licence under the 1998 Sentences Act." He will be sentenced for attacking the women in Coleraine next month. In 2005, another of the Greysteel killers, Stephen Irwin, was told he would serve out his eight life sentences after being convicted of slashing a football supporter with a knife. Eight people were shot dead when the UFF opened fire inside the Rising Sun bar in the County Londonderry village of Greysteel at Halloween 1993. One of the gunmen shouted "trick or treat" before opening fire on customers. Knight, Irwin and two other UFF men were convicted and given eight life sentences for the murders. Attachments:
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