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07/01/2014
Suspended Sentence For Marian Price
Marian Price, the Old Bailey bomber, has been given a suspended sentence for aiding dissident republican terrorists, it has been reported.
On Tuesday, Price, who now goes by the name Marian McGlinchey, was given a 12-month jail term, suspended for three years.
In November 2013, McGlinchey admitted to providing a mobile phone which was used by the Real IRA to claim responsibility for the murders of two soldiers at Massereene Army Barracks.
Sappers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar were shot dead as they collected a pizza delivery at the front of the army barracks in Co Antrim in March 2009.
Handing down the sentence, a judge is quoted as saying the risk of re-offending was low. He said that while 59-year-old McGlinchey had a significant conviction for terrorism, due to her role in the Old Bailey Bombing in 1973, she was now suffering from "poor and deteriorating" health, and as a result, could face a risk of severe depression if she was to return to prison.
In addition to the above charge, McGlinchey admitted aiding and abetting the addressing of a meeting to encourage support for terrorism. This charge related to a separate incident which occurred at a dissident republican rally in Londonderry in April 2011. She received a nine-month sentence.
It was ruled that both sentences should run concurrently, which the judge then suspended for three years.
Following the sentencing, a spokesman for PSNI Serious Crime Branch said: "Despite today's sentencing, and previous acquittals, the investigation remains open.
"Police would appeal to anyone with any information about those involved in these murders to contact them.
"The tragic outcome of those events in March 2009 is that the Azimkar and Quinsey families are facing another year without their brothers and son.
"Anyone who knows anything about the murders or can assist in any way with the investigation should do the right thing and talk to police on 0845 600 8000."
(JP)
On Tuesday, Price, who now goes by the name Marian McGlinchey, was given a 12-month jail term, suspended for three years.
In November 2013, McGlinchey admitted to providing a mobile phone which was used by the Real IRA to claim responsibility for the murders of two soldiers at Massereene Army Barracks.
Sappers Mark Quinsey and Patrick Azimkar were shot dead as they collected a pizza delivery at the front of the army barracks in Co Antrim in March 2009.
Handing down the sentence, a judge is quoted as saying the risk of re-offending was low. He said that while 59-year-old McGlinchey had a significant conviction for terrorism, due to her role in the Old Bailey Bombing in 1973, she was now suffering from "poor and deteriorating" health, and as a result, could face a risk of severe depression if she was to return to prison.
In addition to the above charge, McGlinchey admitted aiding and abetting the addressing of a meeting to encourage support for terrorism. This charge related to a separate incident which occurred at a dissident republican rally in Londonderry in April 2011. She received a nine-month sentence.
It was ruled that both sentences should run concurrently, which the judge then suspended for three years.
Following the sentencing, a spokesman for PSNI Serious Crime Branch said: "Despite today's sentencing, and previous acquittals, the investigation remains open.
"Police would appeal to anyone with any information about those involved in these murders to contact them.
"The tragic outcome of those events in March 2009 is that the Azimkar and Quinsey families are facing another year without their brothers and son.
"Anyone who knows anything about the murders or can assist in any way with the investigation should do the right thing and talk to police on 0845 600 8000."
(JP)
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