2025-07-22
'Deranged monster' who beat and stabbed Amadea McDermott fails to have sentence reduced
Stage: Appeal
Outcome: Mr Justice Paul McDermott sentenced him to 12 years and six months in November 2023. Imposing sentence in November 2023, Mr Justice Paul McDermott said the killing was clearly a case of domestic violence and he noted that during her life, Hayes had tracked Ms McDermott's movements using a secret app on her phone.