Homeless man given life for pensioner murder

A homeless, alcoholic drug addict has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering a pensioner with a fire extinguisher, leaving him with a fragmented skull before trying to set him on fire.

Stephen Byrne (aged 36) was found guilty of murdering 69-year-old William Traynor in his home on St Francis Terrace, Bow Street on June 17, 2007.