Life for using head as bowling ball

AN Australian man was sentenced to life in prison for murdering a teenager who was stabbed 133 times and then decapitated in an alcohol-fuelled argument.

Wed, 30 Jul, 2008 - 01:00

The man’s head was used as a bowling ball.

A Supreme Court jury issued the sentence after finding James Roughan, aged 28, guilty of the 2005 murder of 17-year-old Morgan Shepherd.

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Courts Crime Place: Brisbane Place: Dayboro Person: James Roughan Person: Morgan Shepherd Person: Christopher Jones Person: Shepherd Person: Roughan Person: Jones Person: David Meredith Person: Christopher Clark Jones Organisation: Supreme Court Organisation: Court of Appeal

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