Loyalist killer jailed for assault on sisters

One of the North's most ruthless loyalist paramilitary assassins, who was freed from jail under the terms of the Good Friday peace agreement, was sentenced to four months today for beating up two sisters.

Torrens Knight, 40, a feared gunman who was involved in an attack on a pub at Halloween 1993 which left eight customers dead, was sent back to prison five weeks ago after being convicted of the assault.