2026-02-24
'Crack crazy' shooter in 'meticulously planned' killing gets seven years
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: The judge imposed a sentence of seven-and-a-half years with the final six months suspended for two years on condition that Richards continue to work with the probation services. Mr Justice McDermott directed that the sentence on the conspiracy charge should commence after Richards has completed the term he is currently serving, meaning that he will undergo an effective sentence of more than 12 years.