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Latest news in Yorkshire: Published March 20, 2019 10:57:32 AM
A convicted killer went on to murder a 65-year-old property developer in
South Yorkshire after being released from prison on licence at medium
risk, an inquest has heard.
John Gogarty (pictured) was stabbed 69 times during an attack on him by
two people at his home in Wombwell, South Yorkshire, in July 2015.
One of those who attacked him, Ian Birley, had previously been jailed
for murdering another pensioner.
Witnesses explained how the pair had broken into Mr Gogarty’s home and
demanded his PIN before stealing his wallet and carrying out the brutal
attack.
They then proceeded to withdraw £500 from his bank account – which was
to be used to service a drug debt Birley had incurred – before then
taking a bottle Bollinger champagne from the victim’s property and
burning their clothes in a wooded area, the inquest heard.
The inquest, which is expected to last five days, continues.
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News source: bbc.co.uk