Brothers jailed for 27 years for the murder of elderly man

Two brothers who targeted elderly people to rob were jailed for a total of 27 years today for the killing of an 81-year-old bachelor farmer who was beaten to death for £45.

Sentencing John Doyle to15 years and his brother Christopher Doyle to 12 years for the manslaughter of Co Meath farmer Paddy Logan on June 5th 2000, Mr Justice Paul Carney said no sentence he could impose would adequately deal with the horror of this case.