John Irving sentenced to 16 years for manslaughter of Tom Niland

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John Irving, 31, was sentenced to 16 years in prison, with the final year suspended, for the manslaughter of Tom Niland. Mr Justice Paul McDermott said the killing was unlawful and of a savage kind. The sentence will be backdated to when Irving first went into custody.

Irving had pleaded guilty on the fifth day of his trial earlier in 2025. Francis Harman and John Clarke also received 15-year sentences, with the final year suspended, after pleading guilty to manslaughter. Those outcomes concern the co-accused; Irving’s sentence is the latest reported outcome for the original subject.