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12/04/2006
Rapist receives life sentence for murder of Attracta Harron
The jury in the case of murdered Strabane woman Attracta Harron have today found a 23-year-old, County Tyrone man guilty of her murder.
Trevor William Hamilton, from Concess Road in Sion Mills appeared at Dungannon Crown Court, accused of killing the mother of five and concealing her body in a makeshift grave near his home.
Members of Mrs Harron's family, including her husband were in court today to hear the verdict.
Mr Justice McLaughlin said that he was sentencing Hamilton to life and warned him that the tariff when imposed would be heavy.
Hamilton showed no emotion as his sentence was handed down.
During the trial it emerged that Hamilton had been released from prison just four months before he killed mother-of-five Attracta Harron.
He had been released after serving just three-and-a-half years of a seven-year sentence for the rape of a 29-year old woman in February 2000.
Yesterday, the jury retired after a 28-day trial involving more than 200 witnesses, and briefly resumed their deliberations this morning before announcing their final decision.
Former librarian Attracta Harron disappeared on December 11 2003, while walking home from Mass in Lifford, County Donegal. Her body was found four months later. She had been battered to death.
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Trevor William Hamilton, from Concess Road in Sion Mills appeared at Dungannon Crown Court, accused of killing the mother of five and concealing her body in a makeshift grave near his home.
Members of Mrs Harron's family, including her husband were in court today to hear the verdict.
Mr Justice McLaughlin said that he was sentencing Hamilton to life and warned him that the tariff when imposed would be heavy.
Hamilton showed no emotion as his sentence was handed down.
During the trial it emerged that Hamilton had been released from prison just four months before he killed mother-of-five Attracta Harron.
He had been released after serving just three-and-a-half years of a seven-year sentence for the rape of a 29-year old woman in February 2000.
Yesterday, the jury retired after a 28-day trial involving more than 200 witnesses, and briefly resumed their deliberations this morning before announcing their final decision.
Former librarian Attracta Harron disappeared on December 11 2003, while walking home from Mass in Lifford, County Donegal. Her body was found four months later. She had been battered to death.
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Killer should receive "toughest possible sentence"
A County Tyrone court has today heard that the man convicted of the murder of Strabane pensioner Attracta Harron, should receive the "toughest possible sentence." Trevor Hamilton, 23, and from Concess Road in Sion Mills, is due to be sentenced for the murder of Mrs Harron on Friday.
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Harron killer gets life sentence
The man who abducted and murdered Strabane pensioner Attracta Harron as she made her way home from Mass in December 2003, has today been told that he is to spend the rest of his life in prison.
Harron killer gets life sentence
The man who abducted and murdered Strabane pensioner Attracta Harron as she made her way home from Mass in December 2003, has today been told that he is to spend the rest of his life in prison.
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Body of missing woman found
A body found in Co Tyrone on Monday has been confirmed as that of missing woman Attracta Harron. The Strabane pensioner disappeared on December 11 2003 while returning from Mass in Co Donegal. Police confirmed her body had been found buried in countryside near Sion Mills. A postmortem examination is due to be carried out on the body later today.
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A body found in Co Tyrone on Monday has been confirmed as that of missing woman Attracta Harron. The Strabane pensioner disappeared on December 11 2003 while returning from Mass in Co Donegal. Police confirmed her body had been found buried in countryside near Sion Mills. A postmortem examination is due to be carried out on the body later today.
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Waterways searched as hunt for missing woman continues
Police on both sides of the border have appealed for information after a woman went missing from her Co Tyrone home. Attracta Harron, 65, was last seen at around 9.30am on Thursday when she went to Mass at Murlough Chapel in Lifford, in Co Donegal. The woman is described as being 5ft 2ins, with shoulder length blonde hair.
Waterways searched as hunt for missing woman continues
Police on both sides of the border have appealed for information after a woman went missing from her Co Tyrone home. Attracta Harron, 65, was last seen at around 9.30am on Thursday when she went to Mass at Murlough Chapel in Lifford, in Co Donegal. The woman is described as being 5ft 2ins, with shoulder length blonde hair.
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