2024-06-13
Convicted murderer slashed prison officer's face during escape bid
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Judge Pauline Codd sentenced him to four years in prison, noting that the law did not allow her to impose a sentence consecutive to the one McEvoy is already serving for murder. He was handed a life sentence and is currently an inmate at Midlands Prison. "This sentence cannot act as a true deterrent, in light of the fact that I can't impose a consecutive sentence," said Judge Codd, backdating it to last month when McEvoy pleaded guilty.