Man jailed for 18 months for disposing of chainsaw his father used in murder

Paul Wells Junior, 33, was found guilty last November of disposing of a blood-stained chainsaw used to dismember the body of Kenneth O'Brien, which his trial heard had a piece of "brown meat" embedded in its motor.

Man jailed for 18 months for disposing of chainsaw his father used in murder

A man who disposed of the chainsaw used to dismember the body of Kenneth O'Brien has been jailed for 18 months for impeding the prosecution of his father, who carried out the murder and dumped the victim's body parts in the Grand Canal.

Paul Wells Junior, 33, was found guilty last November of disposing of a blood-stained chainsaw used to dismember the body of Mr O’Brien, which his trial heard had a piece of "brown meat" embedded in its motor.

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