2017-02-20
One-and-a-half year jail sentence for woman who killed "quiet, honest" man
Stage: Sentence
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; At the Central Criminal Court today, Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan sentenced her to three and a half years in prison with a further two years suspended. She added: "He will never come back from the ground and she will be out in three years." Before announcing the sentence, Ms Justice Heneghan said that she was taking into account Ms Phillips's previous good character, genuine remorse and her early plea of guilty to manslaughter that was rejected by the Director of Public Prosecutions.