CITY MAN GETS FIVE YEARS FOR RAHOON STABBING

Date Published: 27-Jul-2009

A 37 year old city man has been sentenced to 5 years in prison, the final two suspended, for stabbing another man in Rahoon last September. Billy McGinley of 118 Claremont Park, Rahoon had pleaded guilty in May to intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to Darren Johnson at the same address on September 3rd 2008.Judge Groarke sentenced McGinley to five years in prison with the final two years suspended on condition he attend Coolmine centre to deal with his addiction. The judge warned he would be brought back to prison if he didn't complete the treatment programme at Coolmine. Mcginley was also ordered to keep the peace for three years post-release.