Eight men and one woman have been sentenced today for offences arising from the murder of Ian Ogle, which a senior judge said had "certain parallels with paramilitary punishment attacks."
The 45-year old father-of-two was beaten and stabbed a total of 11 times yards from his Cluan Place home at around 9.20pm on Sunday January 27, 2019.
The five men involved in the fatal attack, all of whom are currently in jail serving Life Sentences , had their tariffs imposed by Mr Justice McFarland.
In February 2024, prior to a murder trial commencing, Jonathan Brown (39) from Whinney Hill in Dundonald and 46-year old Mark Sewell (46) from Glenmount Drive in Newtownabbey pleaded guilty to murder.
Today they were told they will both serve a minimum of 17-and-a-half years in jail before they are considered eligible for release by the Parole Commissioners.
Three co-accused denied the murder and following a non-jury trial at Belfast Crown Court, all three were convicted of the charge by Mr Justice McFarland.
Walter Ervine (43) from Litchfield Street in Belfast, 42-year old Robert Spiers (42) from Millars Park in Dundonald and Glenn Rainey (38) whose address was given as Ballyhalbert Caravan Park were all handed minimum tariffs of 20 years today.
Appearing alongside these five men in the dock were four co-accused who were all sentenced for lesser offences linked to the murder.
Christopher Haire (55) from Killagan Bend in Belfast, 42-year old Jill Morrison from Wolff Close in Belfast and 37-year old Thomas McCartney, also from Wolff Close, all admitted a charge of assisting offenders by aiding Brown's escape in the aftermath of the fatal attack.
Morrison, who is Brown's partner, misled police who came to her door, moved the car used in the attack out of sight and deposited a bag containing clothes, bloodstained trainers and cash.
She also gave the keys to the car to her neighbour McCartney, whilst Haire - who is Brown's godfather - picked Brown up and enabled his escape.
Morrison was handed an 18-month prison sentence that was suspended for three years, McCartney was given a 12-month sentence that was suspended for three years, and Haire was given a two-year sentence that was also suspended for three years.
Reece Kirkwood (27) from Belvoir Street in Belfast pleaded guilty to withholding information.
Ruling that he knew about the attack on Mr Ogle and failed to provide that information to the PSNI, Mr Justice McFarland handed Kirkwood a two-year sentence which was suspended for three years.
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