Four jailed for schoolboy sectarian murder

Four men guilty of the sectarian murder of a Catholic schoolboy in the North were sentenced to life imprisonment today.

Four jailed for schoolboy sectarian murder
Fri, 01 May, 2009 - 12:38

Four men guilty of the sectarian murder of a Catholic schoolboy in the North were sentenced to life imprisonment today.

The four were handed minimum terms ranging from 13 years to 10 years at Antrim Crown Court for killing 15-year-old Michael McIlveen in the County Antrim town of Ballymena in May 2006.

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CourtsHeathrowPlace: County AntrimPlace: BallymenaPlace: Moat Road, BallymenaPlace: Carnduff DrivePlace: RossdalePlace: Douglas TerracePlace: Knockeen CrescentPlace: Condiere AvenuePlace: MeadowvalePerson: Michael McIlveenPerson: MichaelPerson: Micky BoPerson: Aaron WallacePerson: Christopher KerrPerson: Jeffrey LewisPerson: Mervyn MoonPerson: TreacyPerson: KerrPerson: WallacePerson: LewisPerson: MoonPerson: Christopher McLeisterPerson: Paul HansonPerson: Peter McMullenPerson: McIlveenOrganisation: CatholicOrganisation: Antrim Crown Court
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