Man jailed for murder of victim who was dumped in wheelie bin in lake

Pat McCormick was lured to a flat in Comber on the evening of May 30 2019, where he believed he was going to meet Gill’s fiancee Lesley Ann Dodds, who he had had a brief relationship with.

Pat McCormick was murdered in 2019 (PSNI/PA)

A man who battered a love rival to death and then disposed of his body in a wheelie bin dumped in a lake has been told he must serve at least 16 years in prison before he can be considered for release.

David Gill, 30, of no fixed abode has been sentenced at Belfast Crown Court for the murder of father of four Pat McCormick, 55, in Co Down in 2019.