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A MAN has pleaded guilty to killing Irish pensioner Thomas O’Halloran in a brutal attack in West London. Lee Byer, of Allenby Avenue, Southall, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter by diminished responsibility of the 87-year-old, who was stabbed in Greenford, west London, in August 2022. Mr O’Halloran, who hailed from Ennistymon in Co. Clare, was attacked while on his mobility … [Read more...] about Man convicted of killing Irish pensioner Thomas O’Halloran in brutal London attack

A WATCH belonging to the richest passenger aboard the ill-fated Titanic has sold for more than £1m. Henry Aldridge and Son auctioneers in Devizes, Wiltshire, said the timepiece had set a new house record of £1.175m. Despite having an upper estimate of £150,000, the amount eventually paid for the gold pocket watch is believed to be a record for an item from the famous … [Read more...] about Watch belonging to Titanic’s richest passenger sells for more than £1m

POLICE investigating a serious assault on a 70-year-old man in Edinburgh have appealed for an Irish Good Samaritan who came to the victim's aid to come forward. The incident occurred at around 4.10pm on Wednesday, April 24, in the West Granton Road area of the Scottish capital. The victim exited his black Renault Scenic and was then attacked by a member of a group of six … [Read more...] about Police investigating Edinburgh assault on man, 70, appeal for Irish Good Samaritan to come forward

A MAN who killed his friend after wrongly believing he had stolen from him has been found guilty of murder. Tony McDermott, 38, was stabbed and beaten by Nicholas Ward for two hours during the attack in Lincolnshire in October last year. Mr McDermott — who sustained 51 knife injuries, including 11 stab wounds — succumbed to his injuries at the scene. "Ward's actions were … [Read more...] about Man murdered friend in brutal and sustained attack after wrongly accusing him of theft

A MAN who used a hidden camera concealed inside a pen to film female work colleagues using a staff toilet has been jailed. Adam Devaney, 35, of Selby, North Yorkshire, pleaded guilty at York Crown Court in January to 20 counts of voyeurism. At the same court on Friday — where one of his victims explained how she was left feeling 'degraded and violated' — Devaney was sentenced … [Read more...] about Man who ‘degraded and violated’ female work colleagues by secretly filming them in toilet is jailed