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Kill Total: |
1 |
Kill place: |
Glasgow |
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Kill date: |
November 2007 |
Victim(s): |
Patrick Friel |
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Date of Birth: |
1990 & 1992 |
Marital Status: |
Single |
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AKA: |
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Occupation: |
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Tuesday 20th November 2007, Patrick Friel, aged
25, from Balmore Road, Glasgow, died after being
assaulted by a group of men on Royston Road at 7:25am.
on the morning of the
attack, Mrs Andrea Farrell had phoned 999 after hearing
Mr Friel banging on doors in their close in Royston
Road. When Mr Friel returned later, John Farrell senior
and John Farrell junior chased him with hammers.
They repeatedly struck Mr Friel on the head and body
near St Roch's Secondary School, where Mark Farrell was
a third year pupil. Mr Friel managed to run off but was
pursued by John Farrell junior.
Near the school his brother Mark, who was armed with a
knife, ran from the opposite direction and both brothers
attacked Mr Friel.
John Farrell junior struck Mr Friel in the head with the
hammer and Mark Farrell struck him twice on the body
with a knife.
The brothers then ran off and met up with their father.
Mr Friel collapsed on the roadway and was taken to
Glasgow Royal Infirmary where he later died.
Thursday, 6 December
2007, Two teenage boys arrested, They were not named
at the time because of their ages, 15 and 17.
Friday 24th April 2009,
at the High Court in
John Farrell junior
admitted hitting Mr Friel on the head with a hammer.
His brother Mark admitted swinging at him with a knife
but said he was in a panic and did not mean to kill him.
John Farrell senior admitted assaulting Mr Friel by
striking him repeatedly on the body with a hammer.
The younger brother was
detained for 10 years and John Farrell was ordered to
spend six years behind bars.
Their father, John Farrell senior, was jailed for 32
months.
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