Karen Buckley murderer Pacteau gets life, with a minimum sentence of 23 years

Karen Buckley’s killer Alexander Pacteau has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of the Irish nurse earlier this year.

Karen Buckley murderer Pacteau gets life, with a minimum sentence of 23 years

Court latest, by Eoin English: Karen Buckley’s killer Alexander Pacteau has been jailed for life for the brutal murder of the Irish nurse earlier this year.

Judge Lady Rae handed down the mandatory life sentence at a sentencing diet in the High Court in Glasgow this morning.

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