2025-03-07
Family 'overwhelmed' by Sliabh Liag pair's lack of remorse
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Not guilty
Outcome: Alan Vial and Nikita Burns were found guilty of 66-year-old Mr Wilkin's murder on Thursday and today Mr Justice Paul McDermott sentenced both to the mandatory term of life imprisonment. Following Ms McAleer's statement, Mr Justice Paul McDermott offered his condolences to the family before imposing the mandatory life sentences in respect of each defendant.