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07/03/2003
'Cowardly' LVF killer sentenced to 12 years
The man who was found guilty of the manslaughter of a Portadown woman in 1999 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison
In sentencing Philip Joseph Blaney, 37, of Shimna Walk in Lurgan, Mr Justice Coghlin described him as "cowardly" and "despicable".
Blaney was convicted in January for his role in the killing of Elizabeth O'Neill on June 5 1999. He was found to have been a member of the four-man loyalist paramilitary LVF gang which carried out the bomb attack.
Mrs O'Neill, 59, died after she attempted to remove a blast bomb which had been thrown through the living room window of her Corcrain Drive home. Her husband was uninjured in the attack.
Justice Coghlin said that the attack had been "purely sectarian" and carried out in a bid to drive Catholics from the area.
Blaney was also sentenced to serve concurrent sentences for three other terrorist-related offences.
(GMcG)
In sentencing Philip Joseph Blaney, 37, of Shimna Walk in Lurgan, Mr Justice Coghlin described him as "cowardly" and "despicable".
Blaney was convicted in January for his role in the killing of Elizabeth O'Neill on June 5 1999. He was found to have been a member of the four-man loyalist paramilitary LVF gang which carried out the bomb attack.
Mrs O'Neill, 59, died after she attempted to remove a blast bomb which had been thrown through the living room window of her Corcrain Drive home. Her husband was uninjured in the attack.
Justice Coghlin said that the attack had been "purely sectarian" and carried out in a bid to drive Catholics from the area.
Blaney was also sentenced to serve concurrent sentences for three other terrorist-related offences.
(GMcG)
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