Life sentence for Galway man who murdered girlfriend

A 27-year-old man has been given a life sentence at the Central Criminal Court after pleading guilty to murdering his girlfriend in Galway two years ago.

Patrick "Pa" Hogan, with an address at Father Griffin Avenue, Galway admitted murdering 23-year-old Karen Guinee, a newly qualified doctor, at that address, some time between June 11 and June 12 2006.