Family of slain Limerick man devastated at sentence given to his killer

Thomas Murphy, a father of two young daughters, was stabbed to death by his housemate

Stephen Owusu (pictured) who was sentenced to a hospital order after killing 42-year-old Thomas Murphy in Manchester. Photo: Greater Manchester Police

The family of a Limerick man who was stabbed to death in Manchester say they are devastated at the sentence given to his killer.

42-year-old Thomas Murphy from Ballyagran was stabbed several times at a house on Beverly Road, Fallowfield, Manchester on September 24 last year.