Court sentences man who bought car later used in drive-by shooting of NI prison officer David Black

A "trusted" IRA member who purchased in a "surreptitious manner" the car used in the murder in Northern Ireland of prison officer, David Black, has been jailed for five years.

Court sentences man who bought car later used in drive-by shooting of NI prison officer David Black

A "trusted" IRA member who purchased in a "surreptitious manner" the car used in the murder in Northern Ireland of prison officer, David Black, has been jailed for five years.

Mr Black, a 52-year-old father of two, was shot dead on November 1, 2012. He was driving to work at Maghaberry prison when the incident occurred.

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