2018-10-31
Couple who "terrorised" man during violent burglary are jailed
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Lawrence was sentenced to seven years with the final 12 months suspended after the judge allowed for the fact that he was "in the throes of a severe drug addiction" at the time, that he had expressed remorse, had a good work history and difficult background. Detective Sergeant Jason Miley told Antonia Boyle BL, prosecuting at the sentence hearing earlier this month, that Alan Greene was asleep in his bedroom when Lawrence smashed through the glass of the room's French doors with a hammer.; Judge Melanie Greally had previously adjourned the case after hearing evidence earlier this month.