Man jailed for life for murder of Irish pensioner John Mackey in London
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Man jailed for life for murder of Irish pensioner John Mackey in London
"A robber who fatally kicked, punched and stamped on a vulnerable pensioner before taking off with a box of cornflakes and a cottage pie has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years. John Mackey, 87, was targeted by unemployed Peter Augustine after he visited a Co-op store in Manor House, north London, on the afternoon of May 6."
"A robber who fatally kicked, punched and stamped on a vulnerable pensioner before taking off with a box of cornflakes and a cottage pie has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years."
John Mackey, 87, was attacked after visiting a Co-op store in Manor House, north London, on the afternoon of May 6. Unemployed Peter Augustine fatally kicked, punched and stamped on the vulnerable pensioner during the incident. Augustine then took a box of cornflakes and a cottage pie before leaving the scene. The attack caused fatal injuries to Mackey, who was an elderly and vulnerable individual. Peter Augustine has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 23 years for the murder. The case involved a violent robbery over low-value groceries.
Read at Irish Independent
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