2019年,在北爱尔兰的一个加油站,一名男子在一次有计划的伏击中被致命枪杀;两名男子被定罪并被判处长期监禁。
A man was fatally shot in a planned ambush at a Northern Ireland gas station in 2019; two men were convicted and given long prison terms.
54岁的Malcolm McKowon 于2019年8月在唐县服务站被有预谋的伏击中16次被致命枪击身亡,一名法官将这次袭击称为“预谋的刺杀事件,使人想起恐怖分子的伏击行动”。
Malcolm McKeown, 54, was fatally shot 16 times in a premeditated ambush at a County Down service station in August 2019, with a judge calling the attack a "planned assassination reminiscent of a terrorist ambush."
这起在闭路电视上捕获的杀人事件是在光天化日之下在自动取款机和燃料泵附近发生的,在枪击发生之前看到一辆黑暗的VW Passat进入现场,后来在Lurgan被发现烧毁。
The killing, captured on CCTV, occurred in broad daylight near an ATM and fuel pumps, with a dark VW Passat seen entering the site before the shooting and later found burned in Lurgan.
Jake O ' Brien,31岁和Andrew Thomas Kenneth Martin,30岁,被判犯有谋杀和持有火器罪。
Jake O’Brien, 31, and Andrew Thomas Kenneth Martin, 30, were convicted of murder and firearms possession.
法官引用了压倒多数的间接证据,指出McKeown有犯罪历史,最近从监狱获释,并受到威胁。
The judge cited overwhelming circumstantial evidence, noting McKeown had a criminal history, had recently been released from prison, and had received threats.
O ' Brien被判处26年最低刑期,Martin 24年,同时对火器指控判处至少10年有期徒刑。
O’Brien received a 26-year minimum sentence, Martin 24 years, both with concurrent indeterminate sentences of at least 10 years for firearm charges.