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17/09/2013
Men Plead Guilty To Manslaughter In Suspected Homophobic Attack
Three men have admitted to the manslaughter of a man who was beaten to death in a suspected homophobic attack in County Armagh last year.
Andrew Lorimer, 43, was found dead by a burglar on 3 February 2012 who, coincidentally, broke into his property at Portlec Place in Lurgan.
Christopher Wright, 22, Richard Chester, 23, and James Jordon, 29, had been due to go on trial for murder.
However, all three men admitted manslaughter at a Belfast court on Tuesday.
All three have been remanded in custody, and the judge adjourned passing sentence until November.
(CD/JP)
Andrew Lorimer, 43, was found dead by a burglar on 3 February 2012 who, coincidentally, broke into his property at Portlec Place in Lurgan.
Christopher Wright, 22, Richard Chester, 23, and James Jordon, 29, had been due to go on trial for murder.
However, all three men admitted manslaughter at a Belfast court on Tuesday.
All three have been remanded in custody, and the judge adjourned passing sentence until November.
(CD/JP)
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