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16/11/2006
County Down man given 12-year sentence
A County Down man was today given a 12-year jail sentence at Downpatrick Magistrates Court after he was found guilty of stabbing two teenagers.
Paul Stephen Bustard, 34, from Donard Avenue in Newtownards, was found guilty of stabbing a 17-year-old girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend, after luring them to a flat in Bangor in June this year.
The Judge, Mr Justice Hart, described the incident as a "a prolonged and terrifying attack".
Today's court heard how Bustard threatened to kill the pair, during an ordeal which lasted almost two hours.
The girl managed to escape, which led to Bustard's arrest.
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Paul Stephen Bustard, 34, from Donard Avenue in Newtownards, was found guilty of stabbing a 17-year-old girl and her 19-year-old boyfriend, after luring them to a flat in Bangor in June this year.
The Judge, Mr Justice Hart, described the incident as a "a prolonged and terrifying attack".
Today's court heard how Bustard threatened to kill the pair, during an ordeal which lasted almost two hours.
The girl managed to escape, which led to Bustard's arrest.
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