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30/06/2017
L'Derry Teen Sentenced Over Gerard Quinn Killing
A teenager from L'Derry has been sentenced to six years in prison, three of which will be served on licence, for killing a man and injuring his twin brother.
Gerard Quinn, 24, died from a stab wound to his throat caused by a broken glass outside a house on Milldale Crescent in the Curryneiran area of L'Derry on 21 May last year.
The defendant, who is 18, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter at Belfast’s Laganside Crown Court in May this year. He also admitted wounding Gerard’s twin brother Michael Quinn.
Detective Chief Inspector Michael Harvey, from PSNI's Serious Crime Branch, said: "Our thoughts today are very much with the Quinn family who are still coming to terms with the loss of their loved one.
"Gerard was a beloved son and brother and a doting father to his 3 year old daughter. While I hope today's sentencing goes some way to bringing them some closure, they will still face a lifetime without their loved one – a life sentence.
"And let's not forget that at only 24 years of age, Gerard Quinn was denied a future with his family and his daughter, not to mention all of the other important life events he will now not get to experience."
(CD)
Gerard Quinn, 24, died from a stab wound to his throat caused by a broken glass outside a house on Milldale Crescent in the Curryneiran area of L'Derry on 21 May last year.
The defendant, who is 18, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter at Belfast’s Laganside Crown Court in May this year. He also admitted wounding Gerard’s twin brother Michael Quinn.
Detective Chief Inspector Michael Harvey, from PSNI's Serious Crime Branch, said: "Our thoughts today are very much with the Quinn family who are still coming to terms with the loss of their loved one.
"Gerard was a beloved son and brother and a doting father to his 3 year old daughter. While I hope today's sentencing goes some way to bringing them some closure, they will still face a lifetime without their loved one – a life sentence.
"And let's not forget that at only 24 years of age, Gerard Quinn was denied a future with his family and his daughter, not to mention all of the other important life events he will now not get to experience."
(CD)
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