Teenager to be sentenced for killing pensioner

A teenager is to be sentenced today for killing the pensioner he claimed sexually abused him when he was younger.

Mon, 15 Oct, 2012 - 08:23

A teenager is to be sentenced today for killing the pensioner he claimed sexually abused him when he was younger.

Nineteen-year-old Brendan McGovern of Killahurk, Carrigallen, Leitrim beat 73-year-old John Golden unconscious at his home in Co Cavan on October 6, 2010.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Killahurk Place: Carrigallen Place: Leitrim Place: Co Cavan Person: Brendan McGovern Person: John Golden Person: McGovern Person: Justice Person: Paul Carney

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