Two jailed for 7 years for killing Liverpool student

TWO men were yesterday convicted of killing a student and jailed for seven years each.

Simon Taylor and Donegal man Kevin O’Dea, both aged 22, were convicted of the manslaughter of Sion Hardy, 24, after they attacked him following a night out in Liverpool city centre last November.

Mr Hardy, a student at Liverpool University, was rushed to hospital but died from a heavy blow to his neck. Liverpool Crown Court heard he was the innocent victim of a group attack that was intended for his friend, Stephen Lunne. During the trial, Donegal-born O’Dea, a corporate host at Manchester United, was described as “central” in the proceedings.