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04/05/2022
Steven McBrine Sentenced To Two Life Sentences
A 38-year-old man has been sentenced to two discretionary life sentences for the manslaughter of a man and a woman in north Belfast in December 2019.
Detectives from the PSNI's Major Investigation Team welcomed the sentence handed down to Steven McBrine at Belfast Crown Court today, 4 May 2022.
McBrine, was sentenced to two discretionary life sentences, with a minimum term of 11 years before he can be considered for parole, having pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a man and woman in north Belfast in December 2019.
Detective Inspector Sean Armstrong said: "The bodies of 37-year-old Frances Murray and 47-year-old Joseph Dutton were found in a flat in Kinnaird Close on the afternoon of Monday 23 December 2019.
"All three had been together when a verbal altercation began. This escalated to a very brutal and sustained attack in which two innocent victims were stabbed multiple times. "This was a senseless, cruel and tragic loss of two lives, leaving two families heartbroken.
"My thoughts today are with those families, and I know that the sentence imposed will never ease their pain and sorrow."
Detective Inspector Armstrong added: "We always work tirelessly to bring offenders before the courts, where they will be held to account."
Detectives from the PSNI's Major Investigation Team welcomed the sentence handed down to Steven McBrine at Belfast Crown Court today, 4 May 2022.
McBrine, was sentenced to two discretionary life sentences, with a minimum term of 11 years before he can be considered for parole, having pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a man and woman in north Belfast in December 2019.
Detective Inspector Sean Armstrong said: "The bodies of 37-year-old Frances Murray and 47-year-old Joseph Dutton were found in a flat in Kinnaird Close on the afternoon of Monday 23 December 2019.
"All three had been together when a verbal altercation began. This escalated to a very brutal and sustained attack in which two innocent victims were stabbed multiple times. "This was a senseless, cruel and tragic loss of two lives, leaving two families heartbroken.
"My thoughts today are with those families, and I know that the sentence imposed will never ease their pain and sorrow."
Detective Inspector Armstrong added: "We always work tirelessly to bring offenders before the courts, where they will be held to account."
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