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On 29 June 2005, Edith McAlinden was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum tariff of 13 years. John McAlinden and Jamie Gray were each given a minimum tariff of 12 years. It is known that John McAlinden was liberated in 2016, but was imprisoned again in 2018 for breaching the conditions of
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Two hours later, at approximately 3:00, McAlinden went to neighbour James
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bottle, punched, stabbed and stamped on the head, and had boiling water poured over them". The defendants changed their pleas during the trial: John McAlinden admitted he killed
Mitchell, Jamie Gray admitted killing Coyle, and Edith McAlinden admitted killing Gillespie.
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